Cyatheaceae
Alsophila

Alsophila manniana (Hook.) R.M.Tryon

First published in Contr. Gray Herb. 200: 30 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, 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].

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • 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. [Cited as Cyathea manniana.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mann, G. [1392] Cameroon K001208726 Syntype Yes
Ash, J.W. [1448] Ethiopia K:SPC-37336.000 No
Mar 1, 2013 Jongkind, C.C.H. [11842] Liberia Cyathea manniana K000501605 No
Nov 1, 2008 Timberlake, J. [5038] Mozambique Cyathea manniana K000613417 No
Nov 1, 2008 Darbyshire, I. [267] Cameroon Cyathea manniana K000581920 No
Nov 1, 2008 Darbyshire, I. [267] Cameroon Cyathea manniana K000683308 No
Nov 1, 2008 Darbyshire, I. [267] Cameroon Cyathea manniana K000580359 No
Nov 1, 2008 Darbyshire, I. [267] Cameroon Cyathea manniana K000683299 No
Nov 1, 2008 Darbyshire, I. [267] Cameroon Cyathea manniana K000683305 No
Nov 1, 2008 Darbyshire, I. [267] Cameroon Cyathea manniana K000678497 No
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2224] Cameroon Cyathea manniana K000436561 No
May 1, 1997 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1523] Cameroon Cyathea manniana K000109253 No
Jan 1, 1981 Jansen, P.C.M. [2229] Ethiopia Cyathea manniana K000501535 No
Hallé, N.; Cours, G. [6133] Gabon Cyathea manniana K001519128 Yes
Hallé, N.; Cours, G. [6133] Gabon Cyathea manniana K001519127 Yes
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [2532] Mozambique Cyathea manniana K000614142 No
Tisserant, R.P. [3626] Cameroon Cyathea manniana K001519126 Yes
Mann, G. [363] Sao Tome and Principe Cyathea manniana K000227896 Type Yes
Mann, G. [363] Sao Tome and Principe Cyathea manniana K000227897 Lectotype Yes

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • 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