Hymenophyllaceae
Hymenophyllum

Hymenophyllum capense Schrad.

First published in Gött. Gel. Anz. 1818: 919 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Comoros, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns: 95, fig. 20.95, t. 14.4, map (1990)
  • Gött. Gel. Anz. 1818: 919 (1818)
  • J.P.Roux, Conspect. southern Afr. Pteridoph.: 41 (2001).
  • Schelpe, F.Z. Pterid.: 79 (1970)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Mabberley, D.J.; Pocs, T. [680] Tanzania K000888839 No
Jan 1, 2007 Boer, M., De: Bosch, C.; Johns, R.; Schippers, R. [803] Tanzania K000888838 No
Jan 1, 1982 Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Patel, I.H. [15921] Malawi K000889435 No
South Africa K000435624 Unknown Type Material Yes
J.E.B. [3257] South Africa K001895073 No
Ayres [s.n.] South Africa K000435628 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mirchell, C.S. [339] Mozambique K000889434 No
South Africa K000435626 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schippers, R.R. [T1497] Tanzania K000888840 No
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K000435621 Unknown Type Material Yes
MacGillivray, J. [372] South Africa K000435619 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K000435620 Unknown Type Material Yes
South Africa K000435623 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zeyher [4643] South Africa K000435625 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zeyher [4642] South Africa K000435627 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harvey [s.n.] South Africa K000435622 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brass, L.J. [16548] Malawi K000889433 No
Braithwaite, A.F. [348] Tanzania K000888837 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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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