Polypodiaceae
Bosmania

Bosmania membranacea (D.Don) Testo

First published in Syst. Bot. 44: 744 (2019)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 1: 1-626. EABCN, Seoul.
  • 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.
  • Hsu, T.C., Chen, C.W., Knapp, R. & Hung, H.C. (2019). Ferns and Lycophytes. 2 , Athyriaceae - Polypodiaceae. The illustrated flora of Taiwan. Tai wan yuan sheng zhi wu quan tu jian 8(2): 1-476. Tai bei shi : Mao tou ying chu ban : Jia ting chuan mei cheng bang fen gong si fa xing.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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. (2021). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 3: 1-450. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Hsu, T.C., Chen, C.W., Knapp, R. & Hung, H.C. (2019). Ferns and Lycophytes. 2 , Athyriaceae - Polypodiaceae. The illustrated flora of Taiwan. Tai wan yuan sheng zhi wu quan tu jian 8(2): 1-476. Tai bei shi : Mao tou ying chu ban : Jia ting chuan mei cheng bang fen gong si fa xing.
  • 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?
Oct 1, 1990 Hancock, A.D. [104] Philippines Microsorum membranaceum K000598557 No
Nov 18, 1985 Merrill, E.D. [11691] Philippines Microsorum membranaceum K000598553 No
Nov 18, 1985 Elmer, A.D.E. [5873] Philippines Microsorum membranaceum K000598556 No
Nov 18, 1985 Elmer, A.D.E. [8367] Philippines Microsorum membranaceum K000598555 No
Nov 18, 1985 Elmer, A.D.E. [8367] Philippines Microsorum membranaceum K000598554 No
Nov 18, 1985 Merrill, E.D. [11691] Philippines Microsorum membranaceum K000598552 No
Merrill, E.D. [11691] Philippines Microsorum membranaceum K000935231 No
Henry, A. [13340] China Microsorum hymenodes K000959702 Syntype Yes
Henry, A. [9265] China Microsorum hymenodes K000959701 Syntype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 282] Nepal Polypodium grandifolium K001109704 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 282] Nepal Polypodium grandifolium K001109705 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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