Adiantum macrophyllum

Adiantum macrophyllum

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Adiantum macrophyllum Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 135 (1788).

• Typus: Jamaica, Swartz (Holotype: Herb Swartz, S)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Adiantum lancea Keyserl., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 22(2): 6, 28 (1875), non L. (1753)
  • Adiantum macrophyllum var. glaucum T.Moore, Gard. Chron., n.s., 3: 620, fig. 126, 127 (1875).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum macrophyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Adiantum macrophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Adiantum macrophyllum. Published online. Accessed: 13 May 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum macrophyllum Accessed: 13 May 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Adiantum macrophyllum – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 May 13.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Adiantum macrophyllum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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