Polypodiaceae
Dryopteris

Dryopteris athamantica (Kunze) Kuntze

First published in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 812 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial or lithophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 812 (1891)
  • Sim F.S.A. 107, t. 19 (1915)
  • Tard in Mém. I.F.A.N. 28: 151, t. 29, fig. 7 (1953).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Alston, Ferns W.T.A.: 70 (1959)
  • B.J.B.B. 55: 157 (1985)
  • Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns.: 300, t. 50/ 4, fig. 70/ 305, map (1990);
  • C.Chr., Ind. Filic.: 253 (1905)
  • J.P. Roux, Conspect. southern Afr. Pterid.: 127 (2001).
  • Jacobsen, Ferns S. Afr.: 433, fig. 326, map 159 (1983)
  • Korna´s, District: Ecol. Pterid. Zambia: 107, map 71a (1979)
  • Mém. I.F.A.N. 28: 151, t. 29/ 7 (1953)
  • Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 812 (1891)
  • Schelpe & Anthony, F.S.A., Pterid.: 247, t. 84/ 2, map 213 (1986);
  • Schelpe & Diniz, Fl. Moçamb., Pterid.: 237 (1979)
  • Schelpe, Expl. Hydrobiol. L. Bangweolo & Luapula: 89 (1973)
  • Schelpe, F.Z., Pterid: 221 (1970)
  • Tardieu-Blot, Fl. Cameroon, Pterid.: 262, t. 40/ 7 (1964)
  • U.K.W.F., ed. 2: 36, t. 175 (1994);

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2017 Merrett, L. [2106] Zambia K001765300 Yes
Nov 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13509] Cameroon K000580267 No
Sep 1, 1998 Onana, J.-M. [512] Cameroon K000746840 No
Peter, A. [37743] Tanzania K000675770 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [9205] Zambia K001567881 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5796] Tanzania K000468629 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000675781 Type Yes
Peter, A. [37290] Tanzania K000675769 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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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