Pteridaceae
Adiantum
Adiantum poiretii

Adiantum poiretii var. poiretii

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical & Subtropical America, Nigeria to Ethiopia and S. Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula, W. Indian Ocean, SW. India, Sri Lanka. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil South, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Free State, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Rwanda, Réunion, Socotra, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tristan da Cunha, Uganda, Uruguay, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Velázquez Montes, E. (2018). Flora de Guerrero 82: 1-230. Facultade de Ciencias, UNAM.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
W. Schaffner [43] Mexico Adiantum thalictroides K000484005 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galeotti, H.G. [6461] Mexico Adiantum thalictroides K000484004 Type 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 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images