Polystichum proliferum

Polystichum proliferum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum
Species: Polystichum proliferum

Name

• Polystichum proliferum (R.Br.) C.Presl, 1836

Synonyms

• Aspidium proliferum R.Br.
• Aspidium radicans (Presl) Sieb.
• Hypopeltis prolifera (R.Br.) Bory
• Polystichum aculeatum var. proliferum (R.Br.) Domin
• Polystichum radicans C.Presl

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Australasia Regional:Australia Australia (E-New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, S-Victoria, Tasmania) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Presl, C.B. 1836. Tentamen Pteridographiae, seu genera filicacearum praesertim juxta venarum decursum et distributionem exposita. 290 pp., XII tab., Pragae [Prague]. BHL Reference page. : 83.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Polystichum proliferum – 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.) 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr 06.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Polystichum proliferum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Polystichum proliferum. Published online. Accessed: Apr 06 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Polystichum proliferum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Apr 2020.

Vernacular names

English: mother shield fern

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