Alsophila capensis subsp. capensis

Alsophila capensis subsp. capensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species: Alsophila capensis
Subspecies: A. c. subsp. capensis

Name

Alsophila capensis (L.f.)J.Sm. subsp. capensis autonym

Synonyms

• Amphicosmia capensis (L. fil.) Kl.
• Amphicosmia riparia (Willd.) Gardn.
• Aspidium capense (L. fil.) Sw.
• Cormophyllum capense (L. fil.) Newm.
• Cyathea capensis (L. fil.) J. E. Sm.
• Cyathea riparia Willd.
• Gymnosphaera capensis (L. fil.) S. Y. Dong
• Hemitelia capensis (L. fil.) Kaulf.
• Hemitelia riparia (Willd.) Desv.
• Polypodium capense L. fil.
• Polystichum capense (L. fil.) J. Sm.
• Trichomanes cormophyllum Kaulf.
• Trichomanes incisum Thunb.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Malawi, E-Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Mozambique, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J., 1842. London Journal of Botany 1: 666.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Alsophila capensis subsp. capensis – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World , version Alsophila capensis. 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.) 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 09.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bosboomvaring
English: Forest Tree Fern