Pteridaceae
Adiantum
Adiantum philippense

Adiantum philippense subsp. philippense

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is a rhizomatous geophyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Cuba

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Singh, S.K. & al. (2023). Pteridophytes of Meghalaya. A pictorial guide: 1-246. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Mwasumbi, L.; Clarke, P. [3607] Tanzania Adiantum lunulatum K000197493 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 77] Adiantum lunulatum K001109190 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [9328] Zambia Adiantum lunulatum K001567796 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 77] Adiantum lunulatum K001109191 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 77] India Adiantum lunulatum K001109197 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 77] Burma Adiantum lunulatum K001109193 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 77] Adiantum lunulatum K001109196 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 77] Burma Adiantum lunulatum K001109192 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 77] India Adiantum lunulatum K001109195 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 77] India Adiantum lunulatum K001109194 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

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