Pteridaceae
Hemionitis

Hemionitis calomelanos (Sw.) Christenh.

First published in Global Fl. 4: 11 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Spain, Ethiopia to S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Pakistan to China (S. Sichuan, Yunnan). It is a rhizomatous geophyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, Comoros, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Réunion, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, West Himalaya, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R., Shah, S.N. & Ullah, A. (2023). Ferns of Swat Revisited: 1-260. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India.
  • Prelli, R. & Boudrie, M. (2021). Les Fougères et plantes alliées d'Europe: 1-528. BIOTOPE.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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?
Chase, N.C. [6724A] Mozambique Pellaea swynnertoniana K001639807 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [224] South Africa Pellaea calomelanos K001532812 Yes
Osborne, J. [JO1492] Mozambique Pellaea calomelanos K001346198 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [127] South Africa Pellaea calomelanos K001532820 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
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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