Blechnum occidentale

Blechnum occidentale

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Blechnaceae
Subfamilia: Blechnoideae
Genus: Blechnum
Species: Blechnum occidentale

Name

Blechnum occidentale L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1077. 1753 [1 May 1753] (as “Blechnum orientale”, corrected in Sp. pl. ed. 2, 2: 1763)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Spicanta occidentalis (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 822. 1891.
• Heterotypic
  • Blechnum acuminatum Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 75. 1850–1852.
  • Mesothema appendiculatum C.Presl, Epimel. Bot.: 112, 261. 1851.
    • Struthiopteris appendiculata (Presl) Trevis., Atti. Regio Ist. Veneto Sci. ser 3, 14: 572.. 1869.
  • Lomaria campylotis Kunze, Linnaea 17: 567. 1843.
    • Mesothema campylotis (Kunze) C.Presl, Epimel. Bot.: 112. 1851.
    • Blechnum campylotis (Kunze) J.Sm., Ferns br. and for. 198. 1866.
    • Blechnum occidentale var. campylotis (Kunze) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 276. 1931.
  • Blechnum cartilagineum Schkuhr, Kr. Gew. 1: 101, t. 108 b. 1809.
  • Blechnum occidentale var. caudatum (Cav.) Hook., Sp. Fil. 3: 51. 1860.
    • Struthiopteris caudata (Cav.) Maxon, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 43. 86. 1930.
  • Blechnum cillatum M.Martens & Galeotti, Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 15: 50. 1842.
  • Blechnum cognatum C.Presl, Epimel. Bot.: 107. 1851.
  • Blechnum cunninghamii T.Moore, Index Fil.: 195. 1860.(descr.)
    • Blechnum occidentale var. cunninghamii (T.Moore) Baker in Martius, Fl. Bras. 1(2): 425. 1870.
  • Blechnum drepanophyllum Trevis., Atti Reale Ist. Veneto ser. 2, 2: 166. 1851.
  • Blechnum extensum Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 75. 1852.
  • Blechnum falcatum Lodd. ex Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 77. 1833.
  • Blechnum flaccisquama A.Rojas, Brenesia 45-46: 33, fig.. 1996.
  • Blechnum galeottii T.Moore, Index Fil.: 196. 1860.
  • Blechnum glandulosum Wall., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 56. 1828.
  • Blechnum haenkeanum Trevis., Atti Reale Ist. Veneto ser. 2, 2: 166. 1851.
  • Blechnum helveolum Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 75. 1850-1852.
  • Blechnum humile Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 402. 1796.
  • Blechnum occidentale var. lacerata Rosenst., Hedwigia 46: 94. 1906.
  • Blechnum lomariaceum Sodiro, Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 129. 1893.
  • Blechnum lomarioides Sodiro, Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 128. 1893.nom. illeg. non Gaud. 1829 nec Mett. 1856
    • Blechnum sodiroi C.Chr., Index Filic. 159. 1905.nom. nov. for B. lomarioides Sodiro
    • Blechnum occidentale var. lomarioides (Sodiro) J.Bommer & Christ, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 35(1): 193. 1896.as 'lomariaceum'
  • Blechnum occidentale var. majus E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 1: 112. 1872.
  • Blechnum mucronatum Fée, Crypt. Vasc. Bresil 2: 17. 1872.
  • Blechnum occidentale var. pallidum (Rosenst.) Suess., Revista Sudamer. Bot. 1: 82. 1934.
  • Blechnum pectinatum Hook., Ic. Pl. 1: t. 95. 1837.nom. illeg. non C. Presl 1825
  • Blechnum occidentale var. puberulum Sodiro, Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 129. 1893.
    • Blechnum puberulum (Sodiro) A.Rojas, Mét. Ecol. Sist. 3(1): 38. 2008.
  • Blechnum meridionale var. pubirhachis Rosenst., Hedwigia 46: 94. 1906.
    • Blechnum occidentale f. pubirhachis (Rosenst.) Lellinger, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 98(2): 373. 1985.
  • Blechnum rugosum T.Moore, Gard. Chron., n. s. 21: 408. 1884.
  • Blechnum scaberulum Sodiro, Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 130. 1893.
  • Blechnum occidentale var. solutum E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 1: 111. 1872.
  • Blechnum suburbicum Vell., Fl. Flumin. Icon. 11: t. 107. 1831.
  • Blechnum triangulatum J.Sm., Cat. cult. ferns 38. 1857.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México State, Morelos, Puebla), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northeast (Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas, Tabasco), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca), Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands (Antigua-Barbuda: Antigua, British Virgin Islands: Tortola, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Netherlands Leeward Islands (Saba, St. Eustatius), St. Kitts-Nevis (St. Kitts, Nevis), St. Martin-St. Barthélémy: St. Martin, Virgin Islands: St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John), Puerto Rico (incl. Vieques Island), Trinidad-Tobago (Trinidad, Tobago), Windward Islands (Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent). French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela (Amazonas, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Cojedes, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia). Regional: Western South America Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija), Colombia (Antioquia, Boyac, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Choc, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nario, Norte de Santander, Quindo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle), Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil North (Roraima), Brazil Northeast (Bahia, Ceará, Pernambuco), Brazil South (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina), Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Brazil West-Central (Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul). Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (Misiones), Argentina Northwest (Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán), Paraguay (Canindeyu). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1077. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gasper, A.L.de, Dittrich, V.A.O., Smith, A.R. & Salino, A. 2016. A classification for Blechnaceae (Polypodiales: Polypodiopsida): New genera, resurrected names, and combinations. Phytotaxa 275(3): 191–227. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.275.3.1 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Rolleri, C.H. & Prada, C. 2006. Catálogo comentado de las especies de Blechnum L. (Blechnaceae, Pteridophyta) de Mesoamérica y Sudamérica. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 63(1): 67–106. DOI: 10.3989/ajbm.2006.v63.i1.36 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. & Schmitt, B. 2019. World Ferns. Checklist of the Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 7.71 – March 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Blechnum occidentale – 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.) 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 04.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Blechnum occidentale. Published online. Accessed: May 04 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Blechnum occidentale in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 04.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Blechnum occidentale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 May 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Blechnum occidentale in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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