Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium erectum Bory ex Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 5: 328 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, India, Sri Lanka, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands (Timor), Samoa (Savai'i). It is a perennial or lithophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • 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].
  • 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.
  • Viane, R.L.L. (2021). Aspleniaceae of Madagascar: A revision with annotations on species from the Mascarenes, the Comoros, TAAF, and continental Africa: 1-247. Published by the author.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns: 223, map, figs. (1990)
  • Johns, Pterid. trop. East Africa checklist: 63 (1991)
  • Schelpe, F.Z. Pteridophyta: 175 (1970)
  • Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 328 (1810)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 28, t. 172 (1994).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Doubenberger [18] Tanzania K000423900 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Doubenberger [18] Tanzania K000423898 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Thomas, D.W. [9453] Cameroon K000381429 No
Jan 1, 1996 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [388] Cameroon K000381431 No
Jan 1, 1996 Thomas, D.W. [9192b] Cameroon K000381428 No
Jan 1, 1996 Upson, T. [59] Cameroon K000381464 No
Kamau, P.; Christenhusz, M.J.M [587] Kenya K000696560 No
Doubenberger, I. [18] Tanzania K000423899 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, T. [614] Mozambique K000614203 No
Oct 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1357] Cameroon Asplenium erectum var. usambarense K000109117 No
Cheek, M.; Buyamukama; Albano; Kemei; Yama; Mukenya; Pollard [9897] Cameroon Asplenium erectum var. usambarense K000609409 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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

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