Aspleniaceae
Asplenium
Asplenium erosum

Asplenium erosum var. erosum

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical & Subtropical America, Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean. It is a perennial or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Réunion, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is., 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Camargo, A.C.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [1819] Brazil Asplenium auritum K000578882 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Henicka, G.S.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Piva, J.H. [181] Brazil Asplenium auritum K000578881 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Henicka, G.S.; Sasaki, D.; Piva, J.H. [86] Brazil Asplenium auritum K000578880 Yes
May 15, 1986 Cooper, J.J. [s.n.] Costa Rica Asplenium auritum K000633307 Type Yes
Telfair, C. [Cat. no. 222] Mauritius Asplenium auritum K001109573 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vargas, G. [1610] Costa Rica Asplenium auritum K001572765 Yes
Burchell [2374] Brazil Asplenium auritum K000633342 Syntype Yes
Cable, S.; Randriamboavonjy, T.; Rajaovelona, L.; [RNF 1579] Madagascar Asplenium auritum K000663648 Yes
Kirkbride, J.H.; Lleras, Jr.; Lleras, E. [2884] Brazil Asplenium auritum K001636461 No
Burchell [4671] Brazil Asplenium auritum K000633343 Type Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.
    • 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0