Asplenium aethiopicum

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Asplenium aethiopicum
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium
Species:
A. aethiopicum
Binomial name
Asplenium aethiopicum
Subspecies [2]
  • Asplenium aethiopicum subsp. aethiopicum
  • Asplenium aethiopicum subsp. filare(Forssk.) A.F.Braithw.
  • Asplenium aethiopicum subsp. tripinnatum(Baker) A.F.Braithw.
Synonyms [2]
subsp. aethiopicum
  • Trichomanes adiantoides L.
  • Trichomanes aethiopicumBurm.f.
  • Asplenium lanceolatumForssk.
  • Asplenium adiantoides(L.) Lam.
  • Asplenium falsum Retz.
  • Asplenium furcatum Thunb.
  • Asplenium fragrans Schkuhr
  • Asplenium cultratum Gaudich.
  • Asplenium denticulatum Blume
  • Asplenium hirsutum B.Heyne
  • Asplenium tripartitumBlume
  • Asplenium cuneatum Hook. & Grev.
  • Asplenium furcatum f. platyphyllum Kunze
  • Asplenium nigricansKunze
  • Asplenium dentexKunze
  • Tarachia browniana C.Presl
  • Tarachia furcata(Thunb.) C.Presl
  • Tarachia furcata var. platyphyllaC.Presl
  • Tarachia nigricans(Kunze) C.Presl
  • Asplenium praemorsum var. furcatum(Thunb.) T.Moore
  • Asplenium vinsonii Cordem.
  • Asplenium adiantoides(L.) C.Chr.
  • Asplenium rhipidoneuron W.J.Rob.
  • Asplenium praemorsum var. angustitripinnatum Bonap.
  • Chamaefilix adiantoides(L.) Farw.
  • Tarachia adiantoides(L.) Nakai ex Tuyama
  • Asplenium aemilii-guineae Alston
subsp. filare
  • Acrostichum filareForssk.
  • Chamaefilix filaris(Forssk.) Farw.
  • Asplenium filare(Forssk.) Alston
subsp. tripinnatum
  • Asplenium furcatum var. tripinnatumBaker
  • Asplenium tripinnatum(Baker) Panigrahi
  • Asplenium tetraploideumPanigrahi

Asplenium aethiopicum is a lithophytic or sometimes epiphytic species of fern found in Southern and tropical Africa, tropical America, Asia and Australia. [3] [4] [5] It is listed as critically endangered in Victoria, Australia. [5] It is considered exotic in New Zealand. [6]

Taxonomy

Asplenium aethiopicum was originally published under the name Trichomanes aethiopicum by Nicolaas Laurens Burman in 1768. [3] In 1935 Alfred Becherer moved this taxon to the genus Asplenium creating the name Asplenium aethiopicum. [3]

References

  1. Christenhusz, M.; Bento Elias, R.; Dyer, R.; Ivanenko, Y.; Rouhan, G.; Rumsey, F.; Väre, H. (2017). "Asplenium aethiopicum (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T83467771A83467802.
  2. 1 2 Hassler, Michael (5 November 2024). "World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World". Version 24.11. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Brownsey, P.J. (2020). "Asplenium aethiopicum v. 7". Flora of Australia. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  4. "Asplenium aethiopicum". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  5. 1 2 "VicFlora: Asplenium aethiopicum". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  6. "Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile | Asplenium aethiopicum". www.nzflora.info. Retrieved 2024-07-15.