Polypodiaceae
Polystichum

Polystichum transvaalense N.C.Anthony

First published in Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 146 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Kenya and S. Africa. It is a perennial or lithophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.
  • 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

  • Contrib. Bolus Herb. 10: 146 (1982)
  • Roux, Polystichum in Africa: 166 (1998).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Tiyoy, L. [1241] Uganda K000197447 No
Sep 1, 1998 Cable, S. [2962] Cameroon K000746762 No
Sep 1, 1998 Cable, S. [3130] Cameroon K000746763 No
Sep 1, 1998 Cable, S. [2956] Cameroon K000746766 No
Sep 1, 1998 Zapfack, L. [1086] Cameroon K000746764 No
Sep 1, 1998 Pollard, B.J. [14] Cameroon K000746765 No
Jan 1, 1998 Thomas, D.W. [9350] Cameroon K000085205 No
Jan 1, 1998 Watts, J. [434] Cameroon K000085206 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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