Cyatheaceae
Gymnosphaera

Gymnosphaera gigantea (Wall. ex Hook.) S.Y.Dong

First published in Phytotaxa 400: 87 (2019)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to W. Malesia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following 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 Alsophila gigantea Wall. ex Hook..]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.449.3.1/40245. epublication.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & Kandel, D.R. (2020). Ferns and Fern-Allies of Nepal 3: 1-191. Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Department of Plant Resources.
  • 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.
  • Singh, S.K. & al. (2023). Pteridophytes of Meghalaya. A pictorial guide: 1-246. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Smith, M.R. [Cat. no. 321] Polypodium giganteum K001109793 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 321], Nepal Polypodium giganteum K000639703 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 321], Nepal Polypodium giganteum K000639704 Yes
Smith, M.R. [Cat. no. 321] Polypodium giganteum K001109792 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 336], Malaysia Polypodium umbrosum K001109846 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 336], Malaysia Polypodium umbrosum K001109847 Yes
Aug 1, 1962 Vriese, W.H. de [105], Indonesia Cyathea gigantea K000706150 No
Aug 1, 1962 Vriese, W.H. de [101], Indonesia Cyathea gigantea K000706151 No
Aug 1, 1962 Zollinger, H. [1295], Indonesia Cyathea gigantea K000706149 No
Aug 1, 1962 Pleyte, D.R. [19], Indonesia Cyathea gigantea K000706145 No
Aug 1, 1962 Raciborski, M. [s.n.], Indonesia Cyathea gigantea K000706148 No
Aug 1, 1962 Schiffner, V. [P256], Indonesia Cyathea gigantea K000706147 No
Jul 1, 1962 Wallich, N. [336], Malaysia Cyathea gigantea K000636525 Unknown type material Yes
Jul 1, 1962 Holttum, R.E. [SFN19340], Malaysia Cyathea gigantea K000636523 No
Jul 1, 1962 Griffith, W. [s.n.], Bhutan Cyathea gigantea K000061723 Yes
Apr 14, 1961 Ernst, A [956], Indonesia Cyathea gigantea K000706146 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyathea gigantea K000061725 Yes
Wallich, N. [321], Indian Subcontinent Cyathea gigantea K001044559 Yes
Wallich, N. [321], Indian Subcontinent Cyathea gigantea K001044560 Yes
Wallich, N. [321], Bangladesh Cyathea gigantea K001044561 Yes
Wallich, N. [336], Malaysia Cyathea gigantea K000636526 Unknown type material Yes
Wallich, N. [321], Indian Subcontinent Cyathea gigantea K001044558 Unknown type material Yes
Wallich, N. [180], Myanmar Cyathea gigantea K000061726 Yes
Wallich, N. [180], Myanmar Cyathea gigantea K000061727 Yes
s.coll. [1079] Cyathea gigantea K000061724 Yes
Molesworth Allen, B.E.G. [4500], Malaysia Cyathea gigantea K000636524 No
Iwatsuki, k. [S992], Indonesia Cyathea gigantea K000706153 No
Iwatsuki, k. [S992], Indonesia Cyathea gigantea K000706152 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 180], Myanmar Cyathea venulosa K001109477 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 180], Myanmar Cyathea venulosa K001109478 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images