Adiantum giganteum

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Adiantum giganteum J.Prado, Fern Gaz. 16: 209 (2001).

• Type: Brazil. Para: Acara, Thome Acu, down Rio Acara, damp clay in forest, 35 m, 31 July, 1931, Mexia 6013 ("6031") (Holotype: UC; isotypes: MO, US).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Ceara), Brazil North (Pará). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Prado, J. 2002 ["2001"]. Adiantum giganteum (Pteridaceae: Pteridophyta), a new maidenhair fern from Amazonia, Brazil. Fern Gazette 16(5): 209–212. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Prado, J. 2004. Shorter notes. Nomenclatural corrections in Adiantum. American Fern Journal 94(2): 112. DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444(2004)094[0112:NCIA]2.0.CO;2 JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum giganteum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 9. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Adiantum giganteum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Sep 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Adiantum giganteum. Published online. Accessed: 9 Sep 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum giganteum Accessed: 9 Sep 2022.