Adiantum balfourii

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Adiantum balfourii Baker, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 17: t. 1630 (1886).

• Type: Socotra, Feb–Mar 1880, Balfour 198 (E, isotype: GH)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Adiantum martinii Pirotta, Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 15 (1903).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Sudan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. (ed.) 1886–1887. Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or Figures, with Descriptive Characters and Remarks, of New and Rare Plants, Selected from the Kew Herbarium. Vol. 17 (= Third series, Vol. 7): pls. 1601–1700. London: William & Norgate. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum balfourii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum balfourii Accessed: 24 Jun 2022.