Onychium divaricatum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Onychium
Species: Onychium divaricatum

Name

Onychium divaricatum (Poir.) Alston, Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 30: 21 (1956).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Trichomanes divaricatum Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 8: 78 (1808).
• Heterotypic
  • Cheilanthes leptophylla R.Br. in H. Salt, Voy. Abyss., App.: lxv (1814).
  • Allosorus melanolepis Decne., Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 2: 189 (1841).
    • Onychium melanolepis (Decne.) Kunze, Farrnkräuter 2: 9 (1848).
    • Pteris melanolepis (Decne.) Ettingsh., Farnkr. Jetztw.: 88 (1865 publ. 1864).
    • Cryptogramma melanolepis (Decne.) Prantl, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 413 (1882).
  • Allosorus cuspidatus Hochst. in Jaubert & Spach, Ill. Pl. Orient. 3(21-23): 3 (1847).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Alston, A.H.G. 1956. New African Ferns. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana, ser. 2 30: 5–27. Full issue PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Onychium divaricatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 5. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Onychium divaricatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Sep 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Onychium divaricatum. Published online. Accessed: 5 Sep 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Onychium divaricatum Accessed: 5 Sep 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Onychium divaricatum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 5.