Pteridaceae
Hemionitis

Hemionitis ludens (Wall. ex Hook.) Christenh.

First published in Global Fl. 4: 17 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NE. Queensland. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Paris, B.S., Kiew, R., Chung, R.C.K. & Cheah, Y.H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia. Series I: Ferns and Lycophytes, Volume 3. Malayan Forest Records 48: 1-307.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 88] Burma Pteris ludens K001109228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 88] Burma Pteris ludens K001109227 Unknown Type Material Yes
Imin, K.; Rafidah, A.R. [FRI 91275] Malaysia Calciphilopteris ludens K001906328 Yes
Aug 20, 1937 Wallich, N. [88] Burma Doryopteris ludens K001090040 Type Yes
Aug 20, 1937 Cuming, H. [238] Philippines Doryopteris ludens K001090039 Syntype Yes
Lobb, T. [s.n.] Burma Doryopteris ludens K001090038 Syntype Yes
Cuming, H. [238] Philippines Doryopteris ludens K001090037 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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