Polypodiaceae

Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 148 (1841)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics to S. South America and Subantarctic Islands.

Distribution

Native to:

Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Azores, Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Central American Pacific Is., Chile Central, Chile South, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Free State, French Guiana, Galápagos, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marion-Prince Edward Is., Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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?
Jul 5, 2022 Zapfack, L. [579] Cameroon K001394718 Yes
May 1, 2018 Ekman, E.L. [8448] Haiti K000544109 No
May 1, 2018 Edwards, P.J.; Chautems, A. [2396] Brazil K000544052 No
May 1, 2018 Miers, J. [5] Brazil K000544053 No
May 1, 2018 Steinbach, J. [8894] Bolivia K000544072 No
May 1, 2018 Lloyd, F.E. [868] Dominica K000544039 Type Yes
May 1, 2018 Fendler, A. [272] Venezuela K000544079 Type Yes
May 1, 2018 Fendler, A. [272] Venezuela K000544080 Type Yes
May 1, 2018 Schultes, R.E. [22667] Colombia K000544055 No
May 1, 2018 Nee, M. [42818] Brazil K000544048 No
May 1, 2018 Baré, N. [375] Guadeloupe K000544101 No
May 1, 2018 Madrinan, S.; Ngan, G,; Page, J. [1162] Colombia K000544094 No
May 1, 2018 Nicholls, H.A. [257] Dominica K000544027 No
May 1, 2018 Rusby, H.H. [299] Bolivia K000544081 Yes
May 1, 2018 Ekman, E.L. [H8468] Haiti K000544100 No
May 1, 2018 Steinbach, J. [5872] Bolivia K000544068 No
May 1, 2018 Steinbach, J. [9412] Bolivia K000544092 No
Jun 1, 2016 Montz [234] Colombia K000544123 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Rev. T.A. Preston [s.n.] Brazil K000501503 Yes
May 1, 2013 André, E.F. [4452] Ecuador K000501538 Type Yes
Oct 30, 2008 Utteridge, T.M.A. [537] Papua New Guinea K000517870 No
Jul 1, 2008 Gardner, G. [93] Brazil K000501540 Isolectotype Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Glaziou, A.F.M. [5383] Brazil K000857899 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Tmberlake, J. [5008] Mozambique K000812126 No
Apr 1, 2003 Johns, R.J. [10516] Indonesia K:SPC-64545.000 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [6577] Ecuador K000200444 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [5618] Ecuador K000200454 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [5229] Ecuador K000200398 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [5621] Ecuador K000200459 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [4637] Peru K000200450 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [5612] Ecuador K000200458 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [4639] Peru K000200397 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [5228] Ecuador K000200449 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [5680] Ecuador K000200443 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [4638] Peru K000200387 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [5619] Ecuador K000200442 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador K000200455 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [5661] Ecuador K000200383 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [5616] Ecuador K000200393 No
Jan 1, 2000 Greenway, P.J. [3843] Tanzania K000804134 No
Jan 1, 2000 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1742] Tanzania K000824430 No
Jan 1, 2000 Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9098] Tanzania K000824433 No
Jan 1, 2000 Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [3207] Tanzania K000824429 No
Jan 1, 2000 Loveridge, M.V. [299] Uganda K000804505 No
Jan 1, 2000 Greenway, P.J. [3843] Tanzania K000804138 No
Jan 1, 1999 Congdon, T.C.E. [174] Tanzania K000825263 No
Jan 1, 1999 Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Bwasumbi, L. [11396] Tanzania K000727607 No
Jan 1, 1999 Hall, J.B. [s.n.] Tanzania K000804137 No
Jan 1, 1999 Bonaparte, R. [s.n.] Tanzania K000804132 No
Jan 1, 1999 Congdon, T.C.E. [174] Tanzania K000825222 No
Jan 1, 1999 Congdon, T.C.E. [174] Tanzania K000825221 No
Jan 1, 1999 Hall, J.B. [s.n.] Tanzania K000825213 No
Jan 1, 1999 Congdon, T.C.E. [174] Tanzania K000825264 No
Jan 1, 1999 Congdon, T.C.E. [174] Tanzania K000825265 No
Aug 1, 1997 Patel, I.H.; Ludlow, H.; Scott, J.; Jarman, A. [5054] Malawi K000896874 No
Jul 1, 1991 Bourgeau, M. [2888] Mexico K000590602 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 9, 1987 M/A [15] Indonesia K000706349 No
Jan 1, 1983 Mexico K000590606 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Klug, G. [3330] Peru K000501544 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J.; Kene, R. [2306] Papua New Guinea K000706173 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J.; Kene, R. [2306] Papua New Guinea K000706172 Type Yes
May 18, 1982 Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Patel, I.H. [15922] Malawi K000855548 No
May 18, 1982 Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Banda, E.A. [16276] Malawi K000896878 No
May 18, 1982 Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Patel, I.H. [15928] Malawi K000896875 No
Jan 1, 1980 Blackmore, S.; Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A. [335] Malawi K000896873 No
Apr 9, 1975 Pool, W. [s.n.] Madagascar K000435723 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 7, 1975 Balfour, I.B. [27] Reunion K000435722 Type Yes
Feb 25, 1974 Bojer [s.n.] Mauritius K000435724 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1966 Brass, L.J. [12283] Indonesia K000706154 Type No
Aug 1, 1966 Brass, L.J. [12283] Indonesia K000706155 Type No
Jul 2, 1964 Eggeling, W.J. [3800] Uganda K000804131 No
Jul 2, 1964 Volkens, G. [1134] Tanzania K000804140 No
Apr 21, 1964 Beddome, R.H. [s.n.] India K001094282 Type Yes
Nov 25, 1959 Chase, N.C. [6662] Zimbabwe K000896822 No
Nov 25, 1959 Greenway, P.J.; Eggeling, W.J. [8670] Tanzania K000824432 No
Nov 25, 1959 Last, J.T. [s.n.] Mozambique K000896820 No
Nov 24, 1959 Last, J.T. [s.n.] Mozambique K000855544 No
Nov 24, 1959 Purves, J.M. [45] Malawi K000855543 No
Nov 24, 1959 Adamson, G. [389] Malawi K000855542 No
Nov 24, 1959 Gardner, H.M. [1276] Kenya K000804514 No
Jan 1, 1954 Hedberg, O. [904] Kenya K000804515 No
Sep 1, 1937 Wallich, N. [17] India K001094285 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 29, 1937 Wallich, N. [s.n.] India K001094287 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 29, 1937 Wallich, N. [17] K001094286 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 27, 1937 Spruce, R. [2185] Brazil K000544038 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1937 s.coll. [7] Hawaii K001094276 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1937 Glaziou, A.F.M. [4355] Brazil K000590641 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1935 Mann, G. [1377] Cameroon K000856146 No
Apr 4, 1915 s.coll. [10] Angola K000896816 No
Mar 13, 1915 Daubenberger, I. [s.n.] Tanzania K000825210 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4334] Zambia K000896872 No
Steele, M. [108] Cameroon K000856148 No
Greenway, P.J. [9598] Tanzania K000825269 No
Johns, R.J.; Sands, M.J.S.; Arifin; Awong; Saleh; Shanang [6615] Brunei K000475487 No
Smith, E. [2846] Indonesia K000689226 No
Eiten, G. [6929] Brazil K000229701 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A. [9219] Malawi K000896876 No
Grimshaw, J.M. [93/283] Tanzania K000825214 No
Lock, J.M. [69/14] Uganda K000804506 No
Pearce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000898788 Unknown Type Material Yes
Copley, H. [B6495] Kenya K000804518 No
Wild, H. [6192] Malawi K000896877 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9388] Papua New Guinea K000698653 No
Mildbraed, J. [6367] Equatorial Guinea K000856145 No
Horne [s.n.] Fiji K000116438 Type Yes
Ramsden, J. [s.n.] Kenya K000804509 No
Paget-Wilkes, C.F. [818] Tanzania K000825272 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13213] Tanzania K000825271 No
Pope, G.; Smith, A.R.; Goyder, D. [2271] Malawi K000727612 No
Barker, W.R.; Umba, T. [67286] Papua New Guinea K000706362 No
Ratcliffe, J.B. [229] Indonesia K000706354 No
Greenway, P.J. [9598] Tanzania K000825270 No
Pattison, G.A.; Sands, M.J.S.; Wood, J.J. [2306] Papua New Guinea K000706174 Type Yes
Brass, L.J. [16302] Malawi K000855545 No
Schomburgk, R.H. [448] Guyana K000857897 Syntype Yes
Blackmore, S.; Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A. [386] Malawi K000855549 No
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.; Cameron, J.B.C.; Cameron, S. [71/77] Kenya K000804516 No
Schomburgk [448] Guyana K000590648 Type Yes
Schomburgk [448] Guyana K000590649 Syntype Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [9304] Brazil K000590639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [9304] Brazil K000590640 Unknown Type Material Yes
André [2982] Colombia K000501841 Type Yes
André, E. [3126] Colombia K000501842 Syntype Yes
Kornas, J.; Medwecka-Kornas, A. [3424] Zambia K000727610 No
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.; Cameron, J.B.C.; Cameron, S. [71/74] Kenya K000824428 No
Wightman, N.; Alfonsi, J.; Conradie, C.; Du Pleiss, D.; Du Pleiss, S; O'Connor, N. [NCW658] Zambia K001870071 Yes
Burger, W.C.; Stolze, R.G. [6091] Costa Rica K001636427 No
Holm-Nielsen, L.B. [18070] Ecuador K001636519 Yes
Holm-Nielsen, L.B.; Jaramilo, J.; Vries, T. de. [17139] Ecuador K001636508 Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Huyen, D.D.; Du, N.V.; Binh, N.Q.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G., Vorontsova, M [HNK 266] Vietnam K001892594 Yes
Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [292] Guinea K001970146 No
van der Werff, H.; Valenzuela, L.; Suclli, E.; Carazas, A. [21154] Peru K001871315 Yes
Mellado, L.F.; Ortiz V,E.; Mateo, J.; Francis, R. [2615] Peru K001871316 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Vughan, D. [5337] Colombia K001871317 Yes
Dowsett- Lemaire, F. [1157] Malawi K000896879 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [8177] Papua New Guinea K000698655 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [8176] Papua New Guinea K000698652 No
Faden, R.B.; Temba, M.; Karanja, P.H. [69/526] Kenya K000804508 No
Drummond, R.B. [6049] Zimbabwe K000727609 No
Johns, R.J.; Sands, M.J.S.; Arifin; Awong; Saleh; Shanang [6694] Brunei K000475485 No
Bidgood, S.; Congdon, C.; Vollesen, K. [874] Tanzania K000727606 No
Grimshaw, J.M. [93/781] Tanzania K000825215 No
Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G. [5139] Tanzania K000804139 No
Gardner, G. [98] Brazil K000898851 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wong, K.M. [1840] Brunei K000475483 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9388] Papua New Guinea K000698654 No
Kairo, A. [718] Papua New Guinea K000706361 No
Glaziou [5373] Brazil K000544119 Type No
Sodiro, P.L. [60/3] Ecuador K001382189 Syntype Yes
Akakavara, O. [73211] Papua New Guinea K000475481 No
Johns, R.J.; Sands, M.J.S.; Arifin; Awong; Saleh; Shanang [6694] Brunei K000699325 No
Perigolo, N. A.; dos Santos, A. J. B.; Catenacci, F. S.; Pereira-Silva, G. [306] Brazil K001765500 Yes
Mora, E. [710] Costa Rica K001611083 Yes
Braithwaite [2252] Vanuatu K001561129 Yes
Braithwaite [2052] Vanuatu K001561138 Yes
Monro, A.K.; Santamaría, D. [8180] Costa Rica K001516331 Yes
Monro, A.K.; Santamaría, D. [8180] Costa Rica K001516332 Yes
Mendoza, H. [20008] Colombia K001589317 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [93/789] Tanzania K000825219 No
Chase, N.C. [7470] Zimbabwe K000896821 No
Johns, R.J.; Sands, M.J.S.; Arifin; Awong; Saleh; Shanang [6694] Brunei K000475484 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [3323] Brazil K000898852 Isotype Yes
Kornas, J. [1732] Zambia K000727611 No
Gilbert, M.G. [6319] Kenya K000804513 No
Vriese, W.H., de [s.n.] Indonesia K000698254 Type Yes
Lovett, J.; Lovett, J. [2067] Tanzania K000727604 No
Lovett, J.; Lovett, J. [2071] Tanzania K000825212 No
Croft, J.R. [543] Papua New Guinea K000706355 No
Leach, L.C.; Cannell, C. [13893] Angola K000896817 No
Greenway, P.J. [3189] Tanzania K000825267 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [4296] Papua New Guinea K000706351 No
Charter, J.R. [FHI36960] Cameroon K000856147 No
Mabberley, D.J.; Pocs, T. [701] Tanzania K000824431 No
L'herminier, M. [2] Guadeloupe K000590621 Syntype Yes
L'herminier, M. [2] Guadeloupe K000590620 Syntype Yes
Thomas, D.W. [3659A] Tanzania K000727605 No
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. [5880] Mozambique K000855547 No
Jenman [18] Jamaica K000544078 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7330] Zimbabwe K000855546 No
Katik, P. [63296] Papua New Guinea K000706363 No
Croft, J.R. [682] Papua New Guinea K000706364 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1776] Tanzania K000853025 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [4295] Papua New Guinea K000706350 No
Eggeling, W.J. [1018] Uganda K000804507 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [3549] Brazil K000857900 Unknown Type Material Yes
Linden, J. [52] Mexico K000590605 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stevens, P.F. [58095] Papua New Guinea K000706352 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Grumbley, J. [72/350] Kenya K000804510 No
Grimshaw, J.M. [93/781A] Tanzania K000825217 No
Warpur, W. [119] Madagascar K001208550 No
Grimshaw, J.M. [93/782] Tanzania K000825220 No
Coode, M.J.E. [7512] Brunei K000699326 No
Peter, A. [9041] Tanzania K000825208 No
Grimshaw, J.M. [93/836] Tanzania K000804135 No
Grimshaw, J.M. [93/823] Tanzania K000825218 No
Polhill, R. [239] Kenya K000804511 No
Sinaga, N.I. [1235] Indonesia K000449000 No
Reynoso; Romero; Fuentes [3538] Philippines K000475488 No
Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K000706353 No
Johns, R.J. [7342] Brunei K000490879 No
Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Mahjar, U.W. [2112] Indonesia K000699085 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [15710] Brazil K000229698 Yes
Croft, J.R. [1674] Papua New Guinea K000698651 No
Johns, R.J.; Sands, M.J.S.; Arifin; Awong; Saleh; Shanang [6615] Brunei K000475486 No
Kato, M.; Sunarno, B.; Akiyama, H. [3503] Indonesia K000699084 No
Polhill, R. [238] Kenya K000804512 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [5374] Brazil K000898789 Type Yes
Holttum, R.E. [29] Malaysia K001052071 No
Schomburgk, R.H. [446] Guyana K000501415 Isotype Yes
Wong, K.M. [771] Brunei K000475482 No
Humbert, H.,, Capuron, R. [22262] Madagascar K001208551 No
Mildbraed, J. [7187] Equatorial Guinea K000856144 No
Braithwaite, A.F. [377] Tanzania K000824552 No
Pattison, G.A.; Sands, M.J.S.; Wood, J.J. [2306] Papua New Guinea K000706175 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [918] Tanzania K000825268 No
Bellamy, A. [1407] Papua New Guinea K000706365 No
Cuming, H. [135] Philippines K000689361 No
Clunie, N.M.U. [63289] Papua New Guinea K000706360 No
Schelpe, E.; Leach, L. [7035] Mozambique K000896819 No
Bernardi, L. [10812] Venezuela K000501578 No
Türckheim, H., V. [1003] Guatemala K000590604 Isotype Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [4693a] Tanzania K000804133 No
Gay, H.J. [892] Papua New Guinea K000706359 No
Schomburgk, R.H. [450] Guyana K000857896 Type Yes
Blume, C.L. [s.n.] Indonesia K001094281 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [94/36] Tanzania K000804136 No
Schaffner, J.G. [953] Mexico K000590609 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [2771] Tanzania K000825207 No
Pawek, J. [12793] Malawi K000896818 No
Grimshaw, J.M. [93/781] Tanzania K000825216 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Cameron, J.B.C.; Cameron, S. [74/1340] Kenya K000804517 No
Ratcliffe, J.B. [67] Indonesia K000706358 No
Greenway, P.J. [3867] Tanzania K000825266 No
Parris, B.S. [7239] Malaysia K000689225 No
Paget-Wilkes, C.F. [817] Tanzania K000824434 No
Schelpe, E.; Leach, L. [7094] Mozambique K000727608 No
Lovett, J.; Congdon, T.C.E. [1818] Tanzania K000824557 No

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