Asplenium rectangulare

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium
Species: Asplenium rectangulare

Name

Asplenium rectangulare Maxon, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 478. 1908.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Asplenium abbottii Brause, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 246. 1922.
    • Type locality: Santo Domingo, vicinity of Sanchez, Samana Peninsula.

Homonyms

• Asplenium rectangulare Bonap. = Asplenium normale D. Don

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Brause, G. 1922. Filices novae domingenses. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 18: 246–247. BHL Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. & Schmitt, B. 2019. World Ferns. Checklist of the Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 7.63 – January 2019. Accessed 7 Jan 2019.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Asplenium rectangulare. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 07 2019. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asplenium rectangulare in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 07. Reference page.  (placing A. abbottii into synonymy)