Polypodiaceae

Arthropteris J.Sm.

First published in Fl. Nov.-Zel. 2: 43 (1854)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to Pacific, Juan Fernández Islands.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Borneo, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chatham Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Cook Is., DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A., Joshi, B., Sribastava, A., Shankar, R. & Shukla, B.K. (2019). Classification of extant Pteridophytes: a new approach. Indian Fern Journal 36: 311-341.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2021). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 3: 1-450. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1990 Antun-Gupffert [91] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000435689 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Antun-Gupffert [91] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000435690 Isotype Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Antun-Gupffert [933] Rwanda K000435691 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Richards, H.M. [22110] Zambia K000115140 No
Antun-Gupffert [79] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000435686 Type Yes
Antun-Gupffert [79] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000435687 Type Yes
Takeuchi, W. [5390] K000445308 No
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K001089466 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001089467 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0