Adiantum comoroense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Vittarioideae
Genus: Adiantum
Species: Adiantum comoroense

Name

Adiantum comoroense (Tardieu) Verdc., Kew Bull. 46: 272 (1991).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Adiantum rhizophorum var. comoroense Tardieu, Fl. Madagasc. 5(1): 129 (1958).
    • Type: Comoro Is., Anjouan, Hildebrandt (Lectotype: P (selected by Verdcourt 1991: 272); isolectotype: K)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Rodrigues. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Verdcourt, B. 1991. A New Combination in Adiantum (Adiantaceae). Kew Bulletin 46(2): 272. DOI: 10.2307/4110594 Reference page. 
• Tardieu-Blot, M.L. 1958. Famille 5(5): Adiantacées (Adiantaceae). In: Humbert, J.H. (ed.): Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (plantes vasculaires). Tome I. 391 pp., Firmin-Didot, Paris. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum comoroense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Adiantum comoroense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jul 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Adiantum comoroense. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jul 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum comoroense Accessed: 21 Jul 2022.