Adiantum fragile

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Vittarioideae
Genus: Adiantum
Species: Adiantum fragile
Varietates: A. f. var. fragile – A. f. var. rigidulum

Name

Adiantum fragile Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 135 (1788).

• Type: Jamaica, Herb. Swartzii, Swartz (Holotype: S-R-104, isotypes: BM, LD, SBT).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands (Guadeloupe, Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John, Tortola)), Puerto Rico, Windward Islands (Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum fragile in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Adiantum fragile. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Sep 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Adiantum fragile. Published online. Accessed: 2 Sep 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum fragile Accessed: 2 Sep 2022.