Asplenium hemionitis

Asplenium hemionitis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium
Species: Asplenium hemionitis
Varietates: A. h. var. hemionitis – A. h. var. longilobatum

Name

Asplenium hemionitis L., Sp. Pl.: 1078 (1753).

• Typus: "Habitat in Italia, Hispania." Lectotype: Löfling s.n., Herb. Linn. No. 1250.2 (LINN) (designated by Reichstein, Bot. Helv. 91: 104 (1981).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Scolopendrium hemionitis (L.) Lag., Garcia & Clem., Anales Ci. Nat. 5: 150 (1802).
  • Phyllitis hemionitis (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 818 (1891).
  • Chamaefilix hemionitis (L.) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 268 (1931).

Homonyms

• Asplenium hemionitis Sw. = Asplenium sagittatum (DC.) Bange

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco. Regional: Macaronesia Azores (Santa Maria, Sao Miguel, Terceira, Graciosa, Sao Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores, Corvo), Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, Hierro, La Palma), Cape Verde (Santo Antao, Sao Nicolau, Fogo, Brava), Madeira (Madeira, Ilhas Desertas, Porto Santo). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1078. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Asplenium hemionitis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Asplenium hemionitis. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jan 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Asplenium hemionitis Accessed: 25 Jan 2025. Reference page.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Asplenium hemionitis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 25.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Efeufarn
español: Hierba candil
lietuvių: Madeirinė kalnarūtė
português: feto-folha-de-hera

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