Grammitis magellanica

Grammitis magellanica

Grammitis magellanica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polypodiaceae
Subfamilia: Polypodioideae
Genus: Grammitis
Species: Grammitis magellanica

Name

Grammitis magellanica Desv. in Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 313 (1811)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Grammitis billardierei var. magellanica (Desv.) de la Sota in Opera Lilloana 5: 205 (1960)
  • Polypodium billardierei var. magellanicum (Desv.) C.Chr. in Ark. Bot. 10(2): 15 (1910)
  • Polypodium magellanicum (Desv.) Copel. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 11(1): 44 (1916)
• Heterotypic
  • Asplenium angustifolium Jacq. in Collectanea 1: 121 (1786)
  • Grammitis angustata Desv. ex Mett. in Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 2: 36 (1856), pro syn.
  • Grammitis linearis Sw. in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 17 (1801), nom. illeg. superfl.
  • Grammitis magellanica subsp. nothofageti Parris in New Zealand J. Bot. 14: 100 (1976)
  • Grammitis poeppigiana (Mett.) Pic.Serm. in Webbia 32: 461 (1978)
  • Notogrammitis angustifolia (Jacq.) Parris in New Zealand J. Bot. 50: 465 (2012)
  • Notogrammitis angustifolia subsp. nothofageti (Parris) Parris in New Zealand J. Bot. 50: 466 (2012)
  • Polypodium gramineum Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 511 (1804), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polypodium poeppigianum Mett. in Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 2: 37 (1856)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continentalː Pacific RegionalːSouthwestern Pacific Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Ascension RegionalːSouthern Central Pacific Juan Fernández Is., Tristan da Cunha Continentalː Southern South America RegionalːSouthern South America Argentina South RegionalːWestern South America Chile Central, Chile South Continentalː Africa RegionalːNorthern Africa Cape Provinces Continentalː Australasia RegionalːNew Zealand Antipodean Is., Chatham Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South RegionalːAustralia New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desvaux, N.A. 1811. Observations sur quelques nouveaux genres de fougéres et sur plusieures espèces nouvelles de la méme famille. Der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin Magazin für die neuesten Entdeckungen in der gesammten Naturkunde 5: 297–330. GDZ Internet Archive Reference page. , 313

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Grammitis magellanica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 August 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Grammitis magellanica. Published online. Accessed: August 24 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: helecho de troncos

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