Helminthostachys zeylanica

Helminthostachys zeylanica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophioglossales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Psilotopsida Ordo: Ophioglossales

Familia: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Helminthostachys
Species: Helminthostachys zeylanica

Name

Helminthostachys zeylanica (L.) Hook., Gen. Fil. t. 47 (1840).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Osmunda zeylanica L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1063 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Botrychium zeylanicum (L.) Sw. in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1801: 111 (1801).
  • Ophiala zeylanica (L.) Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 195 (1827).

• Heterotypic
  • Botryopteris crenata (C.Presl) C.Presl, Abh. (K.) Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturw. Cl. V, 5: 324 (1848).
  • Botryopteris mexicana C.Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1: 76, t. 12, f. 1 (1825).
  • Helminthostachys crenata C.Presl, Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 60 (1845).
  • Helminthostachys dulcis Kaulf., Flora 5(1): 103 (1822).
  • Helminthostachys integrifolia C.Presl, Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 60 (1845).
  • Helminthostachys laciniata Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 737 (1845).
  • Helminthostachys mexicana (C.Presl) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16, 4(1): 23 (1827) [shortly before 7 Jan 1827]
  • Osmunda laciniata Noronha, Verh. Bat. Genootsch. 6: 31 (1827).
  • Helminthostachys zeylanica var. brachyspicae S.Nampy & Madhus., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 18(1): 189 (1994).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Yunnan), Hainan, China Southeast (Guangdong). Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura), Bangladesh, East Himalaya (Arunachal Pradesh (doubtful), Bhutan), India (Bihar, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya (Uttaranchal). Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa (doubtful), Lesser Sunda Islands (Lesser Sunda Islands: Sumba, Wetar), Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia), Maluku (Seram, Ambon), Philippines (incl. Palawan), Sulawesi, Sumatera. Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands (North Solomons: Bougainville; South Solomons: Santa Ysabel, Guadalcanal, Malaita, New Georgia Islands). Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia, Santa Cruz Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Helminthostachys zeylanica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Helminthostachys zeylanica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Mar 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Helminthostachys zeylanica. Published online. Accessed: 20 Mar 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Helminthostachys zeylanica Accessed: 20 Mar 2023.

Vernacular names

Bahasa Indonesia: Paku tunjuk langit
日本語: ミヤコジマハナワラビ
中文: 七指蕨

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