Aspleniaceae
Athyrium

Athyrium schimperi Moug. ex Fée

First published in Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 187 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Athyriaceae, A. H. G. Alston. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Ferns and Fern-Allies Supplement. 1959

Ecology
Terrestrial in montane grassland among rocks in open; 6, 000 to 10, 000 ft. alt.
[FWTA]

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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/
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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