Adiantum melanoleucum

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Adiantum melanoleucum Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 443 (1810).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Adiantum cristatum Kunze, Linnaea 9: 81 (1834), nom. illeg. non L. nec Sw.
    • Type: Cuba, in fissuris rupium montis Loma de Caverna ad Lemonal s. Limonar et prope Sta. Theresa. Auf 1822, Poeppig
    • Adiantum laetum C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 158 (1836).
    • Adiantum kunzeanum Klotzsch, Linnaea 18: 555 (1844).
  • Adiantum cubense Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 8 (1851).
    • Type: Cuba, St. Yago de Cuba. Mont Liban. entre des cavernes, May 1844, J. Linden 1867 (K 000484012)
    • Adiantum melanoleucum var. cubense (Hook.) Bonap., Notes Ptéridol. 7: 355 (1918).
  • Adiantum cubense var. nanum Jenman, J. Bot. 17: 259 (1879).
    • Type: Jamaica, Jul 1878, Jenman 75 (Holotype: K).
    • Adiantum melanoleucum var. nanum (Jenman) Jenman, Bull. Bot. Dept., Jamaica 35: 6 (1892).
  • Adiantum urbanianum Brause, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 93 (1917).
    • Type: Haiti prope Port-au-Prince, in sylvis, m. April 1900. E. Christ 1686.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1810. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 5, pars 1. pp. [i]–l, 1–542. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum melanoleucum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Adiantum melanoleucum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Adiantum melanoleucum. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum melanoleucum Accessed: 13 Oct 2022.
• JSTOR Global Plants