Adiantum henslovianum

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Adiantum henslovianum Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 169 (1847).

• Lectotype (designated by Tryon 1964: 164): Ecuador, Galapagos, Hab. James and Charles Islands, Sep 1835, C. Darwin s.n. (K 000633115!; isolectotypes: CGE 00187, CGE 00188).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Adiantum parvulum Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 168 (1847).
  • Adiantum sessilifolium Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 44 (1851).
    • Lectotype (designated by Tryon 1964: 164): Peru, Chachapoyas, A. Mathews 1855 (K 000633114!; isolectotype: US 00142201 [fragment]).
  • Adiantum laetum Mett. in Kuhn, Linnaea 36: 76 (1869).
    • Lectotype (designated by Tryon 1964: 164, as first step; second step designated by Hirai & Prado 2019: 302): Peru, Chachapoyas, A. Mathews 3295 (K 000633111; isolectotypes: BM 001067928, K 000633112).
  • Adiantum henslovianum var. macrosora Hieron., Hedwigia 48: 238 (1909).
    • Lectotype (designated by Hirai & Prado 2019: 302): Peru, near Leimabamba, A. Stübel 1031 (B 20 0004574).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1847. An Enumeration of the Plants of the Galapagos Archipelago; with Descriptions of those which are new. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 20: 163–233. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1846.tb00416.x . BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Tryon, R.M. 1964. The ferns of Peru. Polypodiaceae (Dennstaedtieae to Oleandreae). Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 194: 1–253. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 
• Hirai, R.Y. & Prado, J. 2019. Neotropical species of the Adiantum raddianum group (Pteridaceae). Willdenowia 49(3): 295–317. DOI: 10.3372/wi.49.49302 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum henslovianum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Adiantum henslovianum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Adiantum henslovianum. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum henslovianum Accessed: 23 Sep 2022.