Asplenium arcumontanum Hemp & N.R.Crouch

First published in Kew Bull. 73(4)-58: 1 (2018)
This name is a synonym of Asplenium aequilaterale

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • (2024). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.642.4.8. epublication. [Cited as Asplenium aequilaterale.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • 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. [Cited as Asplenium arcumontanum.]

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Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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