Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium rutifolium (P.J.Bergius) Kunze

First published in Linnaea 10: 52 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Yemen. It is a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Comoros, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Viane, R.L.L. (2021). Aspleniaceae of Madagascar: A revision with annotations on species from the Mascarenes, the Comoros, TAAF, and continental Africa: 1-247. Published by the author.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Viane, R.L.L. (2021). Aspleniaceae of Madagascar: A revision with annotations on species from the Mascarenes, the Comoros, TAAF, and continental Africa: 1-247. Published by the author.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns: 236, map, figs. (1990)
  • Johns, Pterid. trop. East Africa checklist: 67 (1991).
  • Linnaea, 10: 521 (1836), as rutaefolium
  • Schelpe, F.Z. Pteridophyta: 185 (1970)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 24, 2023 Laverick, M.; Laverick, M.K.; Flanagan, G.; Hafferty, R.; Yang, Q.; Ciambrone, M.S.; Lala; Randrianasolo, V. [MKL030] Madagascar K001598716 No
Newbould, J.G.B. [3014] Kenya K001639841 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5004] Mozambique K000613383 No
Braithwaite, A.F. [193] South Africa K001532835 Yes
La Croix, I.F. [5014B] Congo, Republic of the K000501426 No
Telfair, C. [Cat. no. 238] Mauritius Caenopteris furcata K001109604 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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