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  1. Family: Pteridaceae E.D.M.Kirchn.
    1. Genus: Adiantum L.

      1. Adiantum poiretii Wikstr.

        This species is accepted, and its native range is Tropical & Subtropical America, Nigeria to Ethiopia and S. Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula, W. Indian Ocean, SW. India, Sri Lanka. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders.

    [CPLC]

    Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

    Distribution
    Colombia
    [FWTA]

    Adiantaceae, A. H. G. Alston. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Ferns and Fern-Allies Supplement. 1959

    Ecology
    In montane forest; 7, 000 to 9, 000 ft. alt.
    [UPB]

    The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

    Ecology
    Alt. 1500 - 3000 m.
    Habit
    Herb.
    Distribution
    Native from Colombia.
    Conservation
    Not Evaluated.
    [UPB]
    Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
    Medicinal (State of the World's Plants 2016).

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    Distribution

    Native to:

    Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil South, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Free State, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Rwanda, Réunion, Socotra, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tristan da Cunha, Uganda, Uruguay, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

    Accepted Infraspecifics

    Synonyms

    Other Data

    Adiantum poiretii Wikstr. appears in other Kew resources:

    Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
    Jan 1, 2008 Van Heist [577], Uganda K000197491
    Jun 1, 2007 Massawe, G. [DA56], Tanzania K000558335
    Jul 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9476], Cameroon K000109163
    Dec 1, 1996 Faden, R.B. [96/469], Tanzania K000558336
    Dec 1, 1996 Faden, R.B. [96/469], Tanzania K000558337
    Dec 1, 1996 Faden, R.B. [96/469], Tanzania K000558338
    Dec 1, 1996 Faden, R.B. [96/469], Tanzania K000558339
    Jan 1, 1996 Thomas, D.W. [9274], Cameroon K000518835
    Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5337], Cameroon K000541975
    Jan 1, 1996 Sidwell, K. [61], Cameroon K000518837
    Jan 1, 1989 Gereau, R. [3131], Tanzania K000571357
    Jul 27, 1988 Greenway, P.J. [12122], Tanzania K000558356
    Jul 27, 1988 Polhill, R. [1429], Tanzania K000571361
    Jul 27, 1988 Milne-Redhead, E. [10092], Tanzania K000571368
    Jul 27, 1988 Milne-Redhead, E. [10260], Tanzania K000571369
    Jul 27, 1988 Milne-Redhead, E. [9455], Tanzania K000571370
    Jul 27, 1988 Jefford, T.G. [s.n.], Tanzania K000571350
    Jul 27, 1988 Jefford, T.G. [248], Tanzania K000571351
    Jul 27, 1988 Harwood, A. [26], Tanzania K000571360
    Jul 27, 1988 Renvoize, S.A. [2117], Tanzania K000571359
    Jul 27, 1988 Peter, A. [37807], Tanzania K000571352
    Jul 27, 1988 Peter, A. [37807], Tanzania K000571353
    Jul 27, 1988 Semsei, S.R. [4097], Tanzania K000571343
    Jul 27, 1988 Batty, M. [209], Tanzania K000558357
    Jul 27, 1988 Johnston, H.H. [6], Tanzania K000558344
    Jul 27, 1988 Schlieben, H.J. [4531], Tanzania K000558349
    Jul 27, 1988 Schlieben, H.J. [3473], Tanzania K000571358
    Jul 27, 1988 Volkens, G. [1251], Tanzania K000558345
    Jul 27, 1988 Newbould, J.B. [1796], Tanzania K000571354
    Jul 27, 1988 Bigger, M. [2147], Tanzania K000558358
    Jul 27, 1988 Leighton, W.T. [s.n.], Tanzania K000558348
    Jul 27, 1988 Durham, F.R. [s.n.], Tanzania K000558346
    Jul 26, 1988 Greenway, P.J. [15020], Kenya K000558334
    Jul 26, 1988 Eggeling, W.J. [1188], Uganda K000571024
    Jul 26, 1988 Paulo, S. [1015], Kenya K000558153
    Jul 26, 1988 Glover [1770], Kenya K000558333
    Jul 26, 1988 Stauffer, H.U. [958], Uganda K000558139
    Jul 26, 1988 Wilson, J. [569], Uganda K000571025
    Jul 26, 1988 Faden, R.B. [69/2049], Kenya K000558329
    Jul 26, 1988 Faden, R.B. [72/327], Kenya K000558330
    Jul 26, 1988 Faden, R.B. [67/778], Kenya K000558326
    Jul 26, 1988 Mabberley, D. [294], Kenya K000558322
    Jul 26, 1988 Tweedie [2714], Uganda K000571030
    Jul 26, 1988 Tweedie [1883A], Kenya K000558157
    Jul 26, 1988 Tweedie [1883], Kenya K000558158
    Jul 26, 1988 Gardner, H.M. [976], Kenya K000558315
    Jul 26, 1988 Lugard [221], Kenya K000558154
    Jul 26, 1988 Whyte, A. [s.n.], Kenya K000558320
    Jul 26, 1988 Snowden, J.D. [420], Uganda K000558144
    Jul 26, 1988 Powell, H. [31], Kenya K000558156
    Jul 26, 1988 James, E. [s.n.], Uganda K000558146
    Jul 26, 1988 James, E. [s.n.], Kenya K000558323
    Jul 26, 1988 Dummer, R.A. [3644], Uganda K000558143
    Jul 26, 1988 Newbould, J.B. [6466], Tanzania K000558340
    Jul 26, 1988 Frame, G.W. [403], Tanzania K000558342
    Jul 26, 1988 Hazel, C. [260], Uganda K000558134
    Jul 26, 1988 Scott Elliott, G.F. [7525], Uganda K000558135
    Jul 26, 1988 Scott Elliott, G.F. [7597], Uganda K000558136
    Jul 26, 1988 Scott Elliott, G.F. [6773], Kenya K000558137
    Jul 26, 1988 Brown, E.J. [EA12489], Kenya K000558155
    Jul 26, 1988 Rwaburindore, P.K. [Rwab458], Uganda K000558147
    Jul 26, 1988 Roscoe, J. [s.n.], Kenya K000558318
    Jul 26, 1988 Roscoe, J. [s.n.], Kenya K000558319
    Jul 26, 1988 Roscoe, J. [s.n.], Kenya K000558321
    Jul 26, 1988 Moon, J.L. [754], Kenya K000558324
    Jul 26, 1988 Moon, J.L. [754], Kenya K000558325
    Jul 26, 1988 Jugard, E. [221] K000558314
    Jul 20, 1982 Mtui, E.M. [60], Tanzania K000571347
    Jul 20, 1982 Mtui, E.M. [60], Tanzania K000571348
    Jan 1, 1960 Greenway, P.J. [9585], Tanzania K000558350
    Jan 1, 1960 Greenway, P.J. [9585], Tanzania K000558351
    Jan 1, 1954 Hedberg, O. [65], Kenya K000558313
    Greenway, P.J. [7679], Tanzania K000558352
    Bally, P.R.O. [5613], Kenya K000558150
    Eggeling, W.J. [E2899], Uganda K000571023
    Eggeling, W.J. [E2625], Uganda K000571026
    Eggeling, W.J. [E23284], Uganda K000571027
    Eggeling, W.J. [E4032], Uganda K000558138
    Purseglove, J.W. [P3197], Uganda K000558133
    Wood, G.H.S. [756], Uganda K000558128
    Chandler, P. [2546], Uganda K000558131
    Chandler, P. [2263], Kenya K000558316
    Moreau, R.E. [169], Kenya K000558328
    Watermeyer [66], Tanzania K000571364
    Richards, H.M. [13960], Tanzania K000571365
    Hepper, F.N. [5441], Tanzania K000571355
    Hepper, F.N. [5441], Tanzania K000571356
    Newbould, J. [4593], Tanzania K000571349
    Thomas, A.S. [Th3606], Uganda K000571028
    Thomas, A.S. [1166B], Uganda K000558129
    Thomas, A.S. [1166B], Uganda K000558130
    Thomas, A.S. [2542], Uganda K000558141
    Thomas, A.S. [281], Uganda K000558142
    Thomas, A.S. [Th281], Uganda K000558145
    Huxley, P. [140A], Tanzania K000558347
    Stolz, A. [800], Tanzania K000571366
    Stolz, A. [589], Tanzania K000571367
    Raynal, J. [19047], Tanzania K000571341
    Raynal, J. [19140], Tanzania K000571342
    Peter, A. [2615], Tanzania K000558353
    Peter, A. [43900], Tanzania K000558359
    Archbold, M.E. [2481A], Tanzania K000571362
    Verdcourt, B. [785], Uganda K000571029
    Verdcourt, B. [2501], Kenya K000558152
    s.coll. [s.n.], Chile K000633044
    Bytebier, B. [276], Kenya K000558148
    Chamisso [156], Chile K000633042 lectotype
    Galeotti, H.G. [6562], Mexico K000846876
    Gillies [s.n.], Chile K000633043
    Grimshaw, J.M. [94/173], Tanzania K000571337
    Grimshaw, J.M. [94/173], Tanzania K000571338
    Grimshaw, J.M. [93/1043], Tanzania K000571339
    Grimshaw, J.M. [93/714], Tanzania K000571340
    C.B.S. [s.n.] K000846964
    St.Clair-Thompson, G.W. [998], Tanzania K000571363
    Newbould, J.B. [7258], Kenya K000558151
    Loveridge, M.V. [479], Uganda K000558132
    Vaughan, J.H. [2974], Tanzania K000558355
    Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [5121], Kenya K000558331
    Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [4982], Kenya K000558332
    Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [6020], Kenya K000558149
    Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [6345], Kenya K000558159
    Daubenberger, I. [16], Tanzania K000558354
    Wesche, K. [1360], Uganda K000558140
    Kisena, C. [139], Tanzania K000571344
    Kisena, C. [139], Tanzania K000571345
    Glynne, M.D. [247], Tanzania K000558343
    Mtui, E.M. [137], Tanzania K000558341
    Jack, P.N.C. [5190] K000558317
    Rob, E. [764], Kenya K000558327
    Drummond, R.B. [2764], Tanzania K000571346
    Galeotti, H.G. [6461], Mexico Adiantum thalictroides K000484004 isotype
    W. Schaffner [43], Mexico Adiantum thalictroides K000484005

    Bibliography

    First published in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1825: 443 (1826)

    Accepted by

    • Velázquez Montes, E. (2018). Flora de Guerrero 82: 1-230. Facultade de Ciencias, UNAM.
    • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2018). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 2: 1-573. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
    • 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.
    • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
    • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.

    Literature

    Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Sim F.S.A. 247, t. 123, fig. 1 (1915).
    • in Svensk. Vet. Akad. Handl. 1825 : 443 (1826)

    Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.or

    Kew Backbone Distributions

    • Velázquez Montes, E. (2018). Flora de Guerrero 82: 1-230. Facultade de Ciencias, UNAM.
    • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
    • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.

    Sources

    Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

    Flora of West Tropical Africa
    Flora of West Tropical Africa
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

    Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
    'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    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 Selected Plant Families 2020. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

    Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2020. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

    Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
    ColPlantA database
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0