Polypodiaceae
Elaphoglossum

Elaphoglossum hybridum (Bory) Brack.

First published in U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 69 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America to Tristan da Cunha, Cameroon to Ethiopia and S. Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Colombia, Comoros, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Peru, Rwanda, Réunion, Tanzania, Tristan da Cunha, Uganda, Venezuela, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Matos, F.B., Moran, R.C. & Prado, J. (2022). A nomenclator for Elaphoglossum section Polytrichia (Dryopteridaceae), with notes on the identification and biogeography of its species. Phytotaxa 535: 1-67.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Matos, F.B., Moran, R.C. & Prado, J. (2022). A nomenclator for Elaphoglossum section Polytrichia (Dryopteridaceae), with notes on the identification and biogeography of its species. Phytotaxa 535: 1-67.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2018 Mejland, Y. [690`] K000369627 Yes
May 1, 2018 Braithwaite, A.F. [420] Tanzania K000824554 No
May 1, 2018 Mejland, Y. [617] K000369626 Yes
May 1, 2018 Lovett, J. [613] Tanzania K000824556 No
May 1, 2018 Braithwaite, A.F. [453] Kenya K000824553 No
Jan 1, 2015 Hohenacker, W.R.F. [s.n.] Peru K000544118 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2015 Hohenacker, W.R.F. [2007] Peru K000544117 Isolectotype No
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000369624 Type Yes
Mosen [2249] Brazil K000229695 Yes
Last, J.T. [s.n.] Madagascar Elaphoglossum tricholepis K000435725 Holotype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 13] Mauritius Acrostichum hybridum K001109026 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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/
    • © 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

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