Asplenium obovatum subsp. billotii

Cap de la Hague, Manche, France

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium
Species: Asplenium obovatum
Subspecies: Asplenium obovatum subsp. billotii

Name

Asplenium obovatum subsp. billotii (F.W.Schultz) O.Bolòs, Vigo, Masalles & Ninot, Fl. Man. Paísos Catalans: 1213 (1990).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Asplenium billotii F.W.Schultz, Flora 28: 738 (1845), nom. nov.
    • Typus: “Habitat cum Aspl. Adianto nigro in rupium (Vogesensandstein, grès vosgien) fissuris in sylvis magnis Vogesorum inferiorum prope Steinbach inter urbes Bitche et Weisenburg” 1820, F.W. Schultz s.n. (FR 0031323; isotype: P 00621028).
• Replaced synonym
  • Asplenium cuneatum F.Schultz, Flora 27: 807 (1844), nom. illeg.
• Homotypic
  • Asplenium lanceolatum var. billotii (F.W.Schultz) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 439 (1913).
  • Asplenium obovatum var. billotii (F.W.Schultz) Bech., Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 38: 29 (1929).
  • Asplenium lanceolatum subsp. billotii (F.W.Schultz) Sennen & Mauricio, Cat. Fl. Rif Orient.: 140 (1933).
• Heterotypic
  • Asplenium lanceolatum Huds., Fl. Angl., ed. 2, 2: 454 (1778), nom. illeg. (non Forssk. 1775)
    • Typus: ex herb. Hudson. B 20 0011947
    • Tarachia lanceolata C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 442 [Epimel. Bot. 82] (1851).
    • Athyrium lanceolatum (C.Presl) Heufl., Verh. Zool.-Bot. Vereins Wien 6: 345 (1856).
    • Trichomanes lanceolatum (C.Presl) Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 4: 424 (1901).
    • Asplenium fontanum var. lanceolatum (C.Presl) Fiori, Nuov. Fl. Italia 1: 26 (1923).
    • Chamaefilix lanceolata (Huds.) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 274 (1931).
    • Asplenium obovatum subsp. lanceolatum (C.Presl) P.Silva, Agron. Lusit. 20: 217 (1959).
  • Asplenium rotundatum Kaulf., Flora 13: 374 (1830).
    • Type locality: "an einer Mauer bei Funchal"

Hybrids

A. × aran-tohanum – A. × joncheerei – A. × microdon – A. × sarniense – A. × sleepiae – A. × souchei 

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Ireland. Regional: Middle Europe Belgium (extinct), Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Sicilia. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores (Santa Maria, Sao Miguel, Terceira, Graciosa, Sao Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores, Corvo), Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Hierro), Madeira (Madeira, Ilhas Desertas, Porto Santo). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bolòs, O.de, Vigo Bonada, J., Masalles, R.M. & Ninot, J.M. 1990. Flora manual dels Països Catalans. 1247 pp., Pórtic, Barcelona, ISBN 84-7306-400-3 Reference page. 
• Farwell, O.A. 1931. Fern Notes II. Ferns in the Herbarium of Parke, Davis & co. American Midland Naturalist 12(8): 233–311. JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Herrero, A., Pajarón, S. & Prada, C. 2001. Isozyme variation and genetic relationships among taxa in the Asplenium obovatum group (Aspleniaceae, Pteridophyta). American Journal of Botany 88(11): 2040–2050. DOI: 10.2307/3558430 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Asplenium obovatum subsp. billotii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Asplenium obovatum subsp. billotii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jan 2025. Reference page.
  • Find all Wikispecies pages which cite this reference.

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Asplenium obovatum subsp. billotii. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jan 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Asplenium obovatum subsp. billotii Accessed: 13 Jan 2025. Reference page.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Asplenium obovatum subsp. billotii in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 13.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Billot-Streifenfarn
English: Lanceolate Spleenwort