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This species is accepted, and its native range is St. Helena, D.R. Congo to Uganda, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific.

[FTEA]

Thelypteridaceae, Bernard Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2006

Type
Type: China, Canton, Osbeck s.n. (S-PA, Herb. Swartz!, holo., seen by Holttum)
Vegetative Multiplication Rhizomes
Rhizome short- to long-creeping; scales lanceolate, 7 mm long
Morphology Leaves
Fronds 0.5–1 m tall
Morphology Leaves Stipes
Stipe up to 50 cm long, softly hairy
Morphology Leaves Leaf lamina
Lamina simply pinnate-pinnatifid, 20–50 cm long with about 20 pairs of pinnae, the basal ones deflexed, not or only slightly reduced; largest pinnae 5–16 cm long, 1–2 cm wide, acuminate, deeply lobed; lobes oblong, 6 mm long, 2.5–4 mm wide, rounded truncate, ± entire; veins in 8–10 pairs, the lowest pair joined forming an excurrent vein to the sinus-membrane, lower surfaces of lobes typically covered with soft spreading hairs and thick orange or very pale ellipsoid glands usually present on the costules and veins
Morphology Reproductive morphology Sori Indusium
Indusia hairy.
Ecology
Forest, seasonally inundated bushland, thicket; ± 1200 m
Note
African material is less hairy than typical in Asia. Holttum (1972, 1981) mentions Kenya in his distribution but I have not seen the material. Schippers in Fern Gaz. 14: 196 (1993) mentions that URFRP 87430 from Usambaras, Lutindi, and De Boer & Bosch 315 from “Bugoba” may belong to this species. In 1971 Fosberg (in litt.) maintained that he still thought T. fadenii was a good species but a label on Faden et al. 69/998(A) of Fosberg’s says possibly too close to T. parasitica.
Distribution
Flora districts: U4 Range: Congo (Kinshasa); widespread in tropical Asia and Pacific, also St. Helena (introduced ?)

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Fiji, Hainan, India, Japan, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Samoa, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vietnam, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Hawaii

Thelypteris parasitica (L.) Tardieu appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Dec 1, 2003 Jones, B.L. [231a], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000473674
Dec 1, 2003 Jones, B.L. [231a], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000473675
Dec 1, 2003 Jones, B.L. [231a], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000473676
Aug 1, 1993 Aumeeruddy, Y. [469], Indonesia Christella parasitica K000472357
Aug 1, 1993 Aumeeruddy, Y. [469], Indonesia Christella parasitica K000472358
Jan 1, 1985 Edwards, P.J. [1686], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506584
Jan 1, 1981 Carr, C.E. [11645], Papua New Guinea Christella parasitica K000538668
Jan 1, 1981 Holttum, R.E. [SFN20757], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506574
Jan 1, 1981 Holttum, R.E. [SFN20760], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506576
Jan 1, 1981 Holttum, R.E. [SFN25574], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000516809
Jan 1, 1981 Sinclair, J. [SFN40291], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506586
Jan 1, 1981 Sinclair, J. [9777], Philippines Christella parasitica K000547666
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [1582], Philippines Christella parasitica K000519983
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [1582], Philippines Christella parasitica K000519984
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [1174], Philippines Christella parasitica K000547662
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [1174], Philippines Christella parasitica K000547663
Jan 1, 1981 Price, M.G. [1048], Philippines Christella parasitica K000547665
Jan 1, 1981 Piggott, A.G. [2277], Philippines Christella parasitica K000547667
Jan 1, 1981 Piggott, A.G. [2277], Philippines Christella parasitica K000547668
Jan 1, 1981 Piggott, A.G. [1567], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506565
Jan 1, 1981 Robinson, C.B. [1959], Indonesia Christella parasitica K000516816
Jan 1, 1981 Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [18144], Indonesia Christella parasitica K000516806
Jan 1, 1981 Shea, G. [SAN77191], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000516811
Jan 1, 1981 Wallich, N. [394], Singapore Christella parasitica K000506588 isotype
Jan 1, 1981 Lee, D.W. [19747], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506568
Jan 1, 1981 Lee, D.W. [19746], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506577
Jan 1, 1981 Lee, D.W. [19746], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506578
Jan 1, 1981 Lee, D.W. [19747], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506567
Jan 1, 1981 Holttum, R.E [15218], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506564
Feb 2, 1977 Stone, B.C. [11886], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506570
Feb 2, 1977 Stone, B.C. [11886], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506571
Feb 2, 1977 Stone, B.C. [11886], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506572
Feb 2, 1977 Stone, B.C. [11886], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506573
Sep 22, 1976 Shim, P.S. [SAN81686], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000516812
Sep 22, 1976 Shim, P.S. [SAN81686], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000516813
Aug 24, 1976 Ridley, H.N. [s.n.], Indonesia Christella parasitica K000516805
Aug 24, 1976 Webb [s.n.], Indonesia Christella parasitica K000516815
Aug 24, 1976 Anonymous [s.n.], Indonesia Christella parasitica K000516807
Aug 24, 1976 Mousset, J.P. [252], Indonesia Christella parasitica K000516808
Aug 21, 1976 Allen, B. [1897], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506575
Aug 21, 1976 Anonymous [possibly Matthew, C.G.] [939], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506561
Jan 1, 1976 Ridley, H.N. [7059], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506585
Jan 1, 1975 Seemann, B.C. [2311A] Christella parasitica K000507604
Jan 1, 1969 Price, M.G. [334a], Philippines Christella parasitica K000519985
Jan 1, 1969 Price, M.G. [334], Philippines Christella parasitica K000557694
Jan 1, 1969 Price, M.G. [334], Philippines Christella parasitica K000557695
Jan 1, 1969 Price, M.G. [334], Philippines Christella parasitica K000557696
Jan 1, 1969 Price, M.G. [334], Philippines Christella parasitica K000557697
Jan 1, 1969 Price, M.G. [334], Philippines Christella parasitica K000557698
Feb 1, 1968 Matthew, C.G. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506562
Feb 1, 1968 Lobb, T. [2311] Christella parasitica K000516804
Jul 7, 1959 Quisumbing, E. [M262], Philippines Christella parasitica K000451769
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506579
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506580
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506581
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506582
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506583
Price, M.G. [334a], Philippines Christella parasitica K000519986
Price, M.G. [334b], Philippines Christella parasitica K000519987
Price, M.G. [1584], Philippines Christella parasitica K000547664
Piggott, A.G. [2201], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506587
Shim, P.S. [SAN134711], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000516810
Parris, B.S. [7669], Papua New Guinea Christella parasitica K000538663
Parris, B.S. [4435], Papua New Guinea Christella parasitica K000538665
Parris, B.S. [4431], Papua New Guinea Christella parasitica K000538669
Parris, B.S. [4432], Papua New Guinea Christella parasitica K000538672
Parris, B.S. [10366], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506569
Parris, B.S. [4431], Papua New Guinea Christella parasitica K000538671
Parris, B.S. [7669], Papua New Guinea Christella parasitica K000538664
Parris, B.S. [4435], Papua New Guinea Christella parasitica K000538666
Parris, B.S. [4434], Papua New Guinea Christella parasitica K000538667
Parris, B.S. [4431], Papua New Guinea Christella parasitica K000538670
Parris, B.S. [4432], Papua New Guinea Christella parasitica K000538673
Parris, B.S. [10491], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506566
Luke, Q. [14491], Congo Christella parasitica K000812097
Luke, Q. [12621], Congo Christella parasitica K000812096
Wallich, N. [394], Singapore Christella parasitica K000506590 Unknown type material
Bayona, W. [92/15], Tanzania Christella parasitica K000812086
Kato, M. [C13638], Indonesia Christella parasitica K000516814
Gurung, V.L. [64], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506563
Jaman, R. [PL38], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506559
Jaman, R. [PL33], Malaysia Christella parasitica K000506560
[Wyhl] [2238] Christella parasitica K000506589
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 387], Nepal Aspidium canum K001109940

First published in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 75 (1938)

Accepted by

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & Kandel, D.R. (2019). Ferns and Fern-Allies of Nepal 2: 1-446. Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Department of Plant Resources.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2018). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 2: 1-573. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.

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