Vittaria isoetifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Vittarioideae
Genus: Vittaria
Species: Vittaria isoetifolia

Name

Vittaria isoetifolia Bory, Voy. îles Afrique 2: 325 (1804).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Oetosis isoetifolia (Bory) Greene, Pittonia 4: 106 (1900).
• Heterotypic
  • Vittaria gueinzii Trevis., Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, ser. 2, 2: 167 (1851).
  • Vittaria sarmentosa Ruiz ex Fée, Mém. Foug., 3. Hist. Vittar.: 17 (1852).
  • Vittaria tenera Fée, Mém. Foug., 3. Hist. Vittar.: 17 (1852).
  • Vittaria longidentata Müll.Berol., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 12: 546 (1854).
  • Pteropsis angustifolia Pappe & Rawson, Syn. Fil. Afr. Austr.: 43 (1858).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion, Seychelles. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. 1804. Voyage dans les Quatre Principales Iles des mers d'Afrique. 2: 1–431. Gallica Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Vittaria isoetifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Vittaria isoetifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Feb 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Vittaria isoetifolia. Published online. Accessed: 16 Feb 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Vittaria isoetifolia Accessed: 16 Feb 2023.