Antrophyopsis gigantea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Vittarioideae
Genus: Antrophyopsis
Species: Antrophyopsis gigantea

Name

Antrophyopsis gigantea (Bory) Rouhan, Boullet & Schuettp., Phytotaxa 497: 54 (2021).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Antrophyum giganteum Bory in C.P.Bélanger, Voy. Indes Or., Bot. 2(1): 36 (1833).
    • Type: Mauritius. Le Pouce, C. Bélanger s.n. (Lectotype (designated by Rouhan et al., 2021): P 00483382; isolectotypes: P 00483381, P 01482666).
• Homotypic
  • Dictyogramme gigantea (Bory) Trevis., Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, ser. 5, 3: 592 (1877).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius (extinct, Réunion. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rouhan, G., Boullet, V., Field, A.R. & Schuettpelz, E. 2021. Three new combinations and one lectotypification of fern and lycophyte taxa from the French overseas territories. Phytotaxa 497(1): 54–56. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.497.1.6 Draft PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Antrophyopsis gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Antrophyopsis gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Antrophyopsis gigantea. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Antrophyopsis gigantea Accessed: 30 Dec 2022.