Pteridaceae
Vittaria

Vittaria isoetifolia Bory

First published in Voy. îles Afrique 2: 325 (1804)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean. It is an epiphyte.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Comoros, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 9, 1982 Chapman, J.D. [5660] Malawi K000705836 No
Jan 1, 1982 Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Patel, I.H. [15924] Malawi K000705843 No
Jan 1, 1960 [Kolbry] [842] South Africa K000435574 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Fisher, B.S. [1571] Zimbabwe K000705846 No
Jan 1, 1960 Brass, L.J. [16529] Malawi K000705839 No
Jan 1, 1960 Brass, L.J. [16414] Malawi K000705845 No
Jan 1, 1960 Eyles, J.? [4447] Zimbabwe K000705848 No
Braithwaite, A.F. [239] South Africa K001532840 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5213] Mozambique K000613941 No
Müller, T. [2151] Zimbabwe K000705844 No
Richards, H.M. [16646] Malawi K000705837 No
Morris, B., (sender) [JMM9] Malawi K000705840 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Smeenk, C. [71/1023] Kenya K000705014 No
Phipps, J.B. [2789] Malawi K000705838 No
Faden, R.B.; Beentje, H.; Ndegwa; Ndiang'ui [962] Kenya K000705012 No
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [2813] Tanzania K000705013 No
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.J.; Wolf, T. [69/851] Kenya K000705011 No
Chase, N.C. [6668] Zimbabwe K000705847 No
Wild, H. [6172] Malawi K000705842 No
Faden, R.B.; Pocs, T.; Harris, B.; Csontos [70/653] Tanzania K000705010 No
Brummitt, R.K. [12321] Malawi K000705841 No
Peter, A. [17062] Tanzania K000705475 No

Sources

  • 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images