Adiantum aethiopicum

Taxonavigation

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

Adiantum aethiopicum L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1329 (1759).

Provenance: "Habitat [ad Cap. b. spei.]: Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1560 (1763)"
Lectotype (designated by: Pichi Sermolli, Webbia 12: 695 (1957)): Herb. Linn. No. 1252.15 (LINN)

Heterotypic
- Adiantum assimile Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 83 (1801).
  - Type: Australia (Holotype: S?)
  - Adiantum aethiopicum f. assimile (Sw.) F.M.Bailey, Compr. Cat. Queensland Pl. 641 (1913).
- Adiantum trigonum Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 99 (1806).
  - Typus: Nova Hollandia [Australia], Herb. Labillardière, (Lectotype (designated by Brownsey & Perrie 2020): FI 004082).
- Adiantum aubertii Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 310 (1827).
- Adiantum subtrapezoideum Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 1094 (1904).

Adiantum aethiopicum Thunb., Fl. Jap.: 339 (1784), nom. illeg. (= Adiantum monochlamys D.C.Eaton)
Adiantum aethiopicum Hook. & Baker, Syn. Fil.: 123 (1867), nom. illeg. (= Adiantum raddianum C.Presl)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Nigeria.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Cameroon, Congo, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Swaziland.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Malesia
  - Sulawesi (introduced).
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia.

Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–iv+825–1384 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 1329. Reference page.

Pichi-Sermolli, R.E.G. 1957. Adumbratio Florae Aethiopicae. 5. Parkeriaceae, Adiantaceae, Vittariaceae. Webbia 12(2): 645–703. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1957.10669670 Reference page.
Bostock, P.D. 1998. Adiantaceae (except Cheilanthes). Pp. 248–271 in MacCarthy, P.M. (ed.), Flora of Australia 48. Ferns, Gymnosperms and allied groups. 766 pp. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0-643-05972-5 PDF Reference page.

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Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. 2021. Pteridaceae. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 30. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln. DOI: 10.7931/dtkj-x078 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum aethiopicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 4. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Adiantum aethiopicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 May 2022.
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Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum aethiopicum Accessed: 4 May 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. Adiantum aethiopicum – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 May 4.

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