Asplenium flexuosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium
Species: Asplenium flexuosum

Name

Asplenium × flexuosum Schrad., Gött. Gel. Anz. 1818: 916 (1818).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asplenium gemmiferum var. flexuosum (Schrad.) Sim, Ferns S. Afr.: 145 (1892)
• Heterotypic
  • Asplenium × discolor Pappe & Rawson, Syn. Fil. Afr. Austr.: 17 (1858), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Asplenium gemmiferum var. discolor Sim, Ferns S. Afr.: 146 (1892)
  • Asplenium gemmiferum var. laciniatum Mett., Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 3(1): 138 (1859)
  • Asplenium × lucidum Schltdl., Adumbr. Pl.: 25 (1825), nom. illeg. homonym. post.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Zimbabwe Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schrader, H.A. 1818. Analecta ad floram Capensem. Sect I. Filices, Lycopodineae. Göttingische gelehrte Anzeigen 1818: 913–920. Online Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Asplenium flexuosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Asplenium flexuosum. Published online. Accessed: 25. Feb. 2026. Reference page.