Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium mauritianum (C.Presl) Viane

First published in Aspleniaceae Madagascar: 149 (2021)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Tanzania (incl. Pemba), W. Indian Ocean. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles, Tanzania

Extinct in:

Rodrigues

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Viane, R.L.L. (2021). Aspleniaceae of Madagascar: A revision with annotations on species from the Mascarenes, the Comoros, TAAF, and continental Africa: 1-247. Published by the author.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © 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 2026. 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