Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium lunulatum Sw.

First published in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 52 (1801)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko, Ascension, St. Helena, Kenya to S. Africa, Tristan da Cunha. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, St.Helena, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tristan da Cunha, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K001634123 Yes
Sledge, W.A. [1759] Samoa K000666267 No
Beddome, R.H. [s.n.] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000214952 Type Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [3040] Kenya K001519513 No
Vaupel, F. [303] Samoa K000666268 No
Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] Micronesia, Federated States of K000666266 No
Spruce, R. [3966] Peru K000200006 Yes
Spruce, R. [3966] Peru K000200034 Yes

Sources

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images