Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium hypomelas Kuhn

First published in Filic. Afr.: 104 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa to Limpopo. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Fil. Afr. 104 (1868).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Alston, Ferns W.T.A.: 59 (1959)
  • Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns: 239, map, figs. (1990)
  • Fil. Afr.: 104 (1868)
  • Johns, Pterid. trop. East Africa checklist: 63 (1991)
  • Schelpe, F.Z. Pteridophyta: 187, t. 54a (1970)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 29 (1994).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [3993] Cameroon K000108869 No
Jan 1, 1998 Thomas, D.W. [9472] Cameroon K000380417 No
Jan 1, 1955 Mann, G. [s.n.] Equatorial Guinea K000423919 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Mann, G. [s.n.] Equatorial Guinea K000423920 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Mann, G. [s.n.] Equatorial Guinea K000423921 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Mann, G. [s.n.] Equatorial Guinea K000423922 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Mann, G. [448] Equatorial Guinea K000423923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kamau, P.; Christenhusz, M.J.M [618] Kenya K000696562 No
Jaeger, P. [1206] Sierra Leone K001519256 Yes
Jaeger, P. [1206] Sierra Leone K001519257 Yes
Jaeger, P. [374] Sierra Leone K001636696 Yes
Fernandez Casas, J. ; Carvalho, M.F. [11707] Equatorial Guinea K001519449 Yes
Jaeger, P. [8.849] Sierra Leone K001600836 Yes
Kisalye, N.; van Heist, M. [564] Uganda K000662270 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0