Adiantum scalare

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Adiantum scalare R.M.Tryon, Amer. Fern J. 47: 141 (1957).

• Type: Peru. Loreto: Rio Santiago, above Pongo de Manseriche, 200 m, Mexia 6162 (Holotype: UC; isotypes: BM, GH, K, MO, PH, F, MICH, NO, CM, GB, U).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Tryon, R.M. 1957. Adiantum in Peru: New Species and Combinations. American Journal of Botany 47(4): 139–143. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum scalare in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Adiantum scalare. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Adiantum scalare. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum scalare Accessed: 23 Sep 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Adiantum scalare. Accessed: 2022 Sep 23.