Polypodiaceae
Tectaria

Tectaria gemmifera (Fée) Alston

First published in J. Bot. 77: 288 (1939)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, N. Yemen. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

India, Mauritius

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2018). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 2: 1-573. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • 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: 324, fig. 54.2, fig. 78, map (1990)
  • J. Bot. 77: 288 (1939)
  • J.P. Roux, Conspect. southern Afr. Pterid.: 132 (2001).
  • Schelpe, F.Z., Pter.: 234, t. 64D (1970)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 35 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Osborne, J. [JO1519] Mozambique K001346225 Yes
Hope Simpson, J.F. [354] Sudan K:SPC-24350.000 No
Osborne, J.; Agostenho, M.; Darbyshire, I.; Fansdeo, G.; Matimele, H.; Mucaleque, P.; Tanleque, C. [JO1252] Mozambique K000569693 No
Osborne, J. [JO1519] Mozambique K001417374 Yes
Osborne, J. [JO1519] Mozambique K001417375 Yes
Braitwaite, A.F. [165] South Africa K001532842 Yes
Braitwaite, A.F. [165] South Africa K001532843 Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R. [2707] Zambia K001639001 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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