Spicantopsis hancockii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Blechnaceae
Subfamilia: Blechnoideae
Genus: Spicantopsis
Species: Spicantopsis hancockii

Name

Spicantopsis hancockii (Hance) Masam., Short Fl. Formosa: 29 (1936).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Blechnum hancockii Hance, J. Bot. 267 (1883).
• Homotypic
  • Lomaria hancockii (Hance) Baker, Ann. Bot. 5: 220 (1891).
  • Spicanta hancockii (Hance) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 822 (1891).
  • Struthiopteris hancockii (Hance) Tagawa, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 14: 192 (1952).
  • Spicantopsis niponica var. hancockii (Hance) Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 47: 180 (1933).
• Heterotypic
  • Lomaria apodophylla Baker, J. Bot. 104 (1885).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Nansei-shoto (Tokara, Yakushima), Taiwan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Molino, S., Gabriel y Galán, J.M., Sessa, E.B. & Wasowicz, P. 2019. A multi‐character analysis of Struthiopteris leads to the rescue of Spicantopsis (Blechnaceae, Polypodiopsida). Taxon 68(2): 185–198. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12036 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. (Version 8.30 - April 2020). Spicantopsis hancockii Accessed: 10 Apr 2020.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Spicantopsis hancockii. Published online. Accessed: May 06 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Spicantopsis hancockii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 May 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Spicantopsis hancockii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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