Asplenium braithwaitei

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium
Species: Asplenium braithwaitei

Name

Asplenium braithwaitei (Ormonde) Viane, Aspleniaceae Madagascar: 30 (2021).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Asplenium aethiopicum subsp. braithwaitei Ormonde, Bol. Mus. Munic. Funchal 43: 178 (1991).
    • Typus: Insula Madeira, loco dicto ”Lombo de Cima, estrada Ribeiro Frio - Faial”, 30 Jul 1986, Ormonde (Holotype: COI, isotypes: AZU, B, BM, ELVE, FR, G, LISE, LISI, LISU, M, MA, MADJ, MADM, O, P, PO).
• Heterotypic
  • Asplenium mascareinense Desv., Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 278 (1827).
  • Asplenium maderense Penny, Suppl. Hort. Brit.: 494 (1850), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Tenerife, Hierro, La Palma, Gomera), Cape Verde (Santo Antao, Sao Vicente, Sao Nicolau, Sao Tiago, Fogo), Madeira (Madeira). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Viane, R.L.L. 2021. Aspleniaceae of Madagascar. A revision with annotations on species from the Mascarenes, the Comoros, TAAF, and continental Africa. 240 pp., 140 pl., University Press, Wachbeke, Belgium. ISBN 978-9-4642095-0-1 Reference page. 
• Ormonde, J.E.M. 1991. The Macaronesian representatives of the Asplenium aethiopicum complex (Aspleniaceae, Pteridophyta): A. aethiopicum subsp. braithwaitii, subsp. nov., and A. filare subsp. canariense, comb. et stat. nov. Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal 43(233): 177–189. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Asplenium braithwaitei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Asplenium braithwaitei. Published online. Accessed: 5 Feb 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Asplenium braithwaitei Accessed: 5 Feb 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Braithwaites Streifenfarn
español: Culantrillo de Braithwaite