Actiniopteris dimorpha

Actiniopteris dimorpha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Actiniopteris
Species: Actiniopteris dimorpha
Subspecies: A. d. subsp. dimorpha – A. d. subsp. diversiformis

Name

Actiniopteris dimorpha Pic.Serm., Webbia 17: 18 (1962).

• Typus: Südliches Ostafrika (Tanganyika Terr.) Bezirk Mahenge: Sali, ca. 35 km südlich Station Mahenge, 950 m, Ubesifluss, sonnige Felswand, 21.3.1932, H.J. Schlieben 1938 (BM).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Congo, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Limpopo, Mpulamanga). Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pichi-Sermolli, R.E.G. 1962. On the fern genus Actiniopteris Link. Webbia 17(1): 1–32. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1962.10669735 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Vaganov, A.V. & Shmakov, A.I. 2016. Synopsis of the Genus Actiniopteris Link (Pteridaceae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 6(3): 39–45. DOI: 10.15421/201668 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Actiniopteris dimorpha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Actiniopteris dimorpha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Actiniopteris dimorpha. Published online. Accessed: 13 Aug 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Actiniopteris dimorpha Accessed: 13 Aug 2023.

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