Aspleniaceae
Thelypteris

Thelypteris dentata (Forssk.) E.P.St.John

First published in Amer. Fern J. 26: 44 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to Pacific. It is a perennial or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Angola, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Kermadec Is., Korea, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Santa Cruz Is., Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., South Australia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central American Pac, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Easter Is., Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Ebihara, A. (2016). The standard of ferns and lycophytes in Japan. Nihonsan shida shokubutsu hyojun zukan 1: 1-475. Gakken Plus, Tokyo.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & Kandel, D.R. (2019). Ferns and Fern-Allies of Nepal 2: 1-446. Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Department of Plant Resources.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2018). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 2: 1-573. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2021). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 3: 1-450. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Ponce, M.M. (2019). Flora del Paraguay Thelypteridaceae: 1-78. Editions des Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la ville de Genève.
  • Páez, S. & al. (2014). Nuevas citas de Pteridophyta para la reserva natural privada Tapytá, Caazapá - Paraguay. Rojasiana 13(2): 17-23.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Christella dentata.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Chen, C.-W. & al. (2022). An annotated checklist of lycophytes and ferns of the Solomon islands. The Fern Gazette 21: 292-419.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2018). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 2: 1-573. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagner, W.L. (2019). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 1: 1-411. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Prelli, R. & Boudrie, M. (2021). Les Fougères et plantes alliées d'Europe: 1-528. BIOTOPE.
  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
La Croix, I.F. [4974], Congo K000501462 No
Jan 1, 1977 Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata var. caespitosa K000547805 No
Jan 1, 1977 Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata var. caespitosa K000547804 No
Aug 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2746], Cameroon Christella dentata K000108967 No
Jul 1, 1997 Johns, R.J. [8101], Indonesia Christella dentata K000547784 No
Jul 1, 1997 Johns, R.J. [8101], Indonesia Christella dentata K000547785 No
Jan 1, 1981 Millar, A.N. [NGF18548], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547791 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [606], Philippines Christella dentata K000519833 No
Jan 1, 1981 Lütjeharms, W.J. [5253], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507591 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [520], Philippines Christella dentata K000519963 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [520], Philippines Christella dentata K000519964 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [1087], Philippines Christella dentata K000519965 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [1087], Philippines Christella dentata K000519966 No
Jan 1, 1981 Piggott, A.G. [1683], Philippines Christella dentata K000519970 No
Jan 1, 1981 Elmer, A.D.E. [9895], Philippines Christella dentata K000519973 No
Jan 1, 1981 Copeland, E.B. [607], Philippines Christella dentata K000519974 No
Jan 1, 1981 Carr, C.E. [11727], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547803 No
Jan 1, 1981 Piggott, A.G. [1525], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506166 No
Jan 1, 1981 Hose, E.S. [SFN5017], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506174 No
Jan 1, 1981 Lütjeharms, W.J. [5253], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507592 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [335], Philippines Christella dentata K000519822 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [608], Philippines Christella dentata K000519824 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [513], Philippines Christella dentata K000519958 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [1087], Philippines Christella dentata K000519967 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [608], Philippines Christella dentata K000519825 No
Jan 1, 1981 Ridley, H.N. [6916], Singapore Christella dentata K000506173 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [520], Philippines Christella dentata K000519962 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [618], Philippines Christella dentata K000519836 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [520], Philippines Christella dentata K000519961 No
Jan 1, 1981 Lütjeharms, W.J. [3842], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507593 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [580], Philippines Christella dentata K000519827 No
Jan 1, 1981 Piggott, A.G. [2260], Philippines Christella dentata K000519968 No
Jan 1, 1981 Nakaike, T. [2], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547800 No
Jan 1, 1981 Loher, A. [941], Philippines Christella dentata K000519960 No
Jan 1, 1981 Carr, C.E. [11113], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547801 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [335], Philippines Christella dentata K000519821 No
Jan 1, 1981 Piggott, A.G. [1683], Philippines Christella dentata K000519971 No
Jan 1, 1981 Savinierre, E. de la [1561], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507600 No
Jan 1, 1981 Matthew, C.G. [9], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507602 No
Jan 1, 1981 Carr, C.E. [11113], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547802 No
Jan 1, 1981 Millar, A.N. [NGF18592], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547786 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [580], Philippines Christella dentata K000519826 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [608], Philippines Christella dentata K000519823 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [618], Philippines Christella dentata K000519837 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [606], Philippines Christella dentata K000519835 No
Jan 1, 1981 Cuming, H. [83], Philippines Christella dentata K000519959 No
Jan 1, 1981 Iwatsuki, k. [S711], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507590 No
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [606], Philippines Christella dentata K000519834 No
Aug 25, 1976 Cunnungham, A. [52], Norfolk Island Christella dentata K000951645 holotype Yes
Aug 24, 1976 Matthew, C.G.atthew, C.G. [s.n.], Philippines Christella dentata K000519831 No
Aug 24, 1976 King, G. [s.n.], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507599 No
Aug 24, 1976 Matthew, C.G. [s.n.], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507601 No
Aug 24, 1976 Hose, G.F. [100], Malaysia Christella dentata K000507893 No
Aug 24, 1976 Hose, G.F. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella dentata K000507892 No
Aug 24, 1976 Vidal y Soler, S. [1842], Philippines Christella dentata K000519829 No
Aug 24, 1976 Matthew, C.G.atthew, C.G. [s.n.], Philippines Christella dentata K000519830 No
Aug 24, 1976 Matthew, C.G. [s.n.], Philippines Christella dentata K000519832 No
Aug 24, 1976 Raciborski, M. [s.n.], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507594 No
Aug 24, 1976 Schiffner, V. [s.n.], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507603 No
Aug 24, 1976 Ramos, M. [32875], Philippines Christella dentata K000519828 No
Aug 24, 1976 Moseley, H.N. [s.n.], Philippines Christella dentata K000519972 No
Aug 20, 1976 Allen, B. [1363], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506169 No
Aug 20, 1976 Allen, B. [1512], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506170 No
Aug 20, 1976 Ridley, H.N. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506165 No
Aug 20, 1976 Ridley, H.N. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506164 No
Aug 20, 1976 Delessert, A. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506156 No
Aug 19, 1976 Wallich, N. [s.n.], Myanmar Christella dentata K000951644 Yes
Aug 19, 1976 Wallich, N. [350], Myanmar Christella dentata K000951643 Yes
Jun 30, 1976 Piggott, A.G. [1570], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506161 No
Jun 30, 1976 Piggott, A.G. [1453], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506167 No
Jun 30, 1976 Piggott, A.G. [1479], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506163 No
Jun 30, 1976 Piggott, A.G. [1570], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506162 No
Jun 30, 1976 Piggott, A.G. [1453], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506168 No
Jan 1, 1976 Allen, B. [1892], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506171 No
Jan 1, 1976 Vidal y Soler, S. [266], Philippines Christella dentata K000519820 No
Jul 1, 1975 Seemann, B.C. [2311B] Christella dentata K000507605 No
Jun 1, 1975 Anonymous [s.n.], Singapore Christella dentata K000519239 No
Jun 1, 1975 Anonymous [s.n.], Singapore Christella dentata K000549996 No
Jan 1, 1975 Blume, C.L. [s.n.], Indonesia Christella dentata K000549995 No
Sep 1, 1971 Jermy, A.C. [7641], Indonesia Christella dentata K000519502 No
Sep 1, 1971 Jermy, A.C. [7641], Indonesia Christella dentata K000519501 No
Aug 1, 1971 Forster, J.R. [s.n.], New Zealand Christella dentata K000951647 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Singapore Christella dentata K000507354 No
Jan 1, 1958 Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Singapore Christella dentata K000507353 No
Croft, J.R. [1254], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538254 No
Parris, B.S. [4426], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547792 No
Croxall, B.S. [4428], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547794 No
Parris, B.S. [4433], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547795 No
Parris, B.S. [5797], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547798 No
Parris, B.S. [5740], Philippines Christella dentata K000519957 No
Parris, B.S. [7820], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538243 No
Croft, J.R. [1254], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538255 No
Parris, B.S. [5797], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547799 No
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506158 No
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506159 No
Parris, B.S. [7643], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507595 No
Parris, B.S. [7643], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507596 No
Kato, M. [C6291], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507895 No
Forster, J.R. [s.n.], New Zealand Christella dentata K000951646 Yes
Ferreira, J.L. [74], Brazil Christella dentata K000956520 Yes
Murata, G. [B4585], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507891 No
Parris, B.S. [7865], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538241 No
Wiakabu, J. [LAE73401], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538251 No
Keffud, W.R. [s.n.], Queensland Christella dentata K000951649 Yes
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506157 No
Parris, B.S. [10569], Malaysia Christella dentata K000506160 No
Parris, B.S. [9285], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538244 No
Lobin, W [s.n.], Philippines Christella dentata K000519969 No
Holttum, R.E. [108], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547787 No
Afonso, L. [10], Brazil Christella dentata K000956524 Yes
Parris, B.S. [9285], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538245 No
Parris, B.S. [7653], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507598 No
Jermy, A.C. [6357], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507894 No
Parris, B.S. [4433], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547797 No
Parris, B.S. [9290], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538246 No
Parris, B.S. [4433], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547796 No
Wilson, D.G. [6417], Brazil Christella dentata K000956523 Yes
Parris, B.S. [7820], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538242 No
Kato, M. [C6291], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507896 No
White, C.T. [s.n.], Queensland Christella dentata K000951648 Yes
Jermy, A.C. [8059], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538253 No
Parris, B.S. [4430], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538248 No
Ferreira, J.L. [74], Brazil Christella dentata K000956519 Yes
Holttum, R.E. [108], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547788 No
Parris, B.S. [7653], Indonesia Christella dentata K000507597 No
Parris, B.S. [4429], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538250 No
Croft, J.R. [1253], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547789 No
Krapovickas, A. [40720], Brazil Christella dentata K000956521 Yes
Parris, B.S. [5632], Philippines Christella dentata K000519956 No
Parris, B.S. [4429], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538249 No
Wallich, N. [350], Myanmar Christella dentata K000951642 Yes
Parris, B.S. [4428], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547793 No
Krapovickas, A. [40720], Brazil Christella dentata K000956522 Yes
Parris, B.S. [4430], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538247 No
Jermy, A.C. [8059], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000538252 No
Croft, J.R. [1253], Papua New Guinea Christella dentata K000547790 No
Wall, G. [s.n.], Sri Lanka Christella taprobanica K000951629 isotype Yes
Wall, G. [s.n.], Sri Lanka Christella taprobanica K000951627 holotype Yes
Wall, G. [s.n.], Sri Lanka Christella taprobanica K000951626 Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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