Adiantum calcareum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Vittarioideae
Genus: Adiantum
Species: Adiantum calcareum

Name

Adiantum calcareum Gardner in W.J. Hooker, Icon. Pl. 5: t. 467 (1842).

• Type: Brazil, Province of Goyaz, near Natividade. In clefts of calcareous rocks. Dec 1839, Gardner, Herb. Bras. 3551 (BM, K, B).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Adiantum caudatum var. calcareum (Gardner) Baker in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 1(2): 363 (1870).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia. [sec. Tropicos] Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central (Brasilia Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso), Brazil Northeast (Bahia), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. (ed.) 1842. Icones Plantarum; or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the author's herbarium. Vol. V [= Vol. I, new series.] Tt. CDI–D. Hippolyte Baillière, London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum calcareum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Adiantum calcareum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jul 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Adiantum calcareum. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jul 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum calcareum Accessed: 13 Jul 2022.