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038.0000 Family Arthropteridaceae H.M.Liu, Hovenkamp & H.Schneid.; Taxon 62(4): 697 (2013)
1 genus, 13 spp. The family was accepted as separate from Tectariaceae by PPG-II.
Species listed in database: 13
038.0001 Genus Arthropteris J.Sm.; Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) 1: 53 (1854)
Distribution: Paleotropical to south-temperate, mostly trop. Africa and Madagascar, 2 Malesia, 4 Australia, not in America, but 1 sp. Juan Fernandez Islands
Species listed in database: 13
= Psammiosorus C.Chr.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 7: 73 (1932)
species :
Arthropteris altescandens (Colla) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 225 (1875)
Distribution: Juan Fdz. Isl.
85 JNF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Nephrolepis altescandens (Colla) Baker; Syn. Fil. [W.J.Hooker & Baker] 301 (1867)
= Polypodium altescandens Colla; Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 39: 48 (1836)
= Polypodium procurrens Kunze; Analecta Pteridogr. 17 (1837)
species :
Arthropteris articulata (Brack.) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. Tert. 26 (1934)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Philippines; Moluccas (Ambon, etc.); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, Taveuni)
42 MOL NWG PHI SUL 60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthropteris dolichopoda Alderw.; Nova Guinea 14: 5 (1924)
= Arthropteris kingii Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 8: 40 (1911)
= Arthropteris webbiana (Hook.) Alston; J. Bot. 77: 288 (1939)
= Arthropteris wollastonii (Ridl.) Holttum; Blumea 14: 229 (1966)
= Lastrea articulata Brack.; U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 191, t. 26, f. 1 (1854)
= Nephrodium webbianum Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 4: 85 (1862)
= Polypodium wollastonii Ridl.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 9: 262 (1916)
species :
Arthropteris beckleri (Hook.) Mett.; Reise Novara 1: 213 (1870)
Distribution: Australia (SE-Queensland, S-New South Wales, NE-Queensland); Fiji
50 AUS 60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Aspidium eumundi F.M.Bailey; Bot. Bull. Dept. Agric. Queensland 5: 27 (1892)
= Aspidium ramosum var. eumundi (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey; Queensl. Fl. 6: 1976 (1902)
= Polypodium beckleri Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 4: 224 (1862)
species :
Arthropteris boutoniana (Hook.) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 21: 508 (1966)
Distribution: Madagascar; Mauritius
29 MAU MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthropteris orientalis var. boutoniana (Hook.) C.Chr.; Notes Ptéridol. 16: 180, 181, pl. VI, fig. b (1932), et Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 33 (1932)
= Aspidium boutonianum Hook.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 6: t. 931 (1854)
= Polypodium sarmentosum Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 419 (1837), type lost
species :
Arthropteris cameroonensis Alston; J. Bot. 77: 287 (1939)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni); Congo [Brazzaville]
22 IVO 23 BIO CMN CON EQG
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthropteris orientalis var. punctulata (Baker) F.Ballard; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 30 (1940)
= Nephrodium punctulatum Baker; Syn. Fil. [W.J.Hooker & Baker] 261 (1867) (non Desv.)
species :
Arthropteris monocarpa (Cordem.) C.Chr.; Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 32 (1931)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni); Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Madagascar; Comores (Anjouan, Grande Comore); La Réunion
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 BIO BUR CMN CON EQG GAB PRI RWA SAO ZAI 24 ETH SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF 29 COM MDG REU
Remarks: inclusion of A. anniana, A. antun-gupffertiae and A. charletiana fide Roux (2009)
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthropteris anniana Lawalrée; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 60(3-4): 319 (1990)
= Arthropteris antun-gupffertiae Lawalrée; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 60(3-4): 322 (1990)
= Arthropteris charletiana Lawalrée; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 61(3-4): 356 (1991)
= Dryopteris monocarpa (Cordem.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 278 (1905), non Knowlt. (1898), fossil name.
= Nephrodium monocarpum Cordem.; Bull. Soc. Sci. Île Réunion 1890-91: 186 (1891), et Fl. Réunion [E.J. de Cordemoy] 74 (1895)
species :
Arthropteris neocaledonica Copel.; Sargentia 1: 4 (1942)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Arthropteris orientalis (J.F.Gmel.) Posth.; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 21: 218 (1924)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte); La Réunion; Yemen (N-Yemen)
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 ANN BIO BUR CAF CMN CON GAB PRI RWA SAO ZAI 24 ERI ETH SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 29 COM MDG REU 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthropteris albopunctata (Bory ex Willd.) J.Sm.; Cult. Ferns 62 (1857)
= Arthropteris orientalis (J.F.Gmel.) C.Chr.; Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 32 (1931)
= Arthropteris pectinata (Forssk.) Kuhn; Fl. Kais. Wilh. Land [Schumann & Hollrung] 10 (1889), nom. illeg.
= Aspidium albopunctatum Bory ex Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 5(1): 242 (1810)
= Aspidium calcigenum Fée; Mém. Foug. 10 (Icon. Esp. Nouv.): 38 (1865)
= Aspidium leucosticton Kunze; Linnaea 23: 227, 301 (1850)
= Aspidium pectinatum (Forssk.) Christ; Farnkr. Erde 250 (1897)
= Aspidium thonningii Schumach.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] (Vid. Selsk. Afh. 4): 229 (seors. 455) (1827)
= Aspidium wilsonii (Baker) Hieron.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C: 84 (1895)
= Dryopteris albopunctata (Bory ex Willd.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 812 (1891)
= Dryopteris orientalis (J.F.Gmel.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 281 (1905)
= Dryopteris pectinata (Forssk.) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns 183 (1909)
= Dryopteris wilsonii (Baker) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 301 (1905)
= Lastrea albopunctata (Bory ex Willd.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 77 (1836)
= Nephrodium albopunctatum (Bory ex Willd.) Desv.; Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 255 (1827)
= Nephrodium pectinatum (Forssk.) Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 341 (1899)
= Nephrodium variolarium Desv.; Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 265 (1827)
= Nephrodium wilsonii Baker; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 321 (1891)
= Polypodium orientale J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis], 2(2): 1312 (1792)
= Polypodium pectinatum Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 185 (1775) (non L. (1753))
variant :
var. humblotii (Baker) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 21(1): 515 (1966)
Distribution: Comores
29 COM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dryopteris humblotii (Baker) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 271 (1905)
= Nephrodium humblotii Baker; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 534 (1885)
variant :
var. subbiaurita (Hook.) Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 16: 28 (1925)
Distribution: Madagascar; Comores; +Mauritius; La Réunion
29 COM MAU MDG REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthropteris subbiaurita (Hook.) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 225 (1875)
= Arthropteris trichophlebia (Baker) C.Chr.; Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 33, 72 (1932)
= Aspidium trichophlebium (Baker) Kuhn; Reisen Ost-Afr. [Decken] 3(3): Bot. 65 (1879)
= Dryopteris orientalis var. subbiaurita (Hook.) Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 4: 18 (1917)
= Dryopteris subbiaurita (Hook.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 813 (1891)
= Dryopteris trichophlebia (Baker) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 298 (1905)
= Nephrodium subbiauritum Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 4: 85 (1862)
= Nephrodium trichophlebium Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 201 (1877)
species :
Arthropteris palisotii (Desv.) Alston; Bol. Soc. Brot. 30: 6 (1954)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni); Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Tanzania; Angola; Madagascar; Comores (Anjouan, Mayotte); China (Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; Thailand (widespread); Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perak); Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah); Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores); Moluccas (Tanimbar, Seram); Christmas Isl. [Austr.]; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isl. (Santa Ysabel, Vella Lavella); Australia (NE-Queensland, NE-New South Wales); New Caledonia; Santa Cruz Isl.; Vanuatu; Tonga (Tafahi); Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Kadavu, Ovalau, Taveuni); American Samoa (Tutuila, Ofu, Ta´u); [Western] Samoa (Savai´i, ´Upolu); Cook Isl. (Rarotonga); Society Isl. (Tahiti)
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SEN 23 BIO CAF CMN CON EQG GAB SAO ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG 29 COM MDG 36 CHI 38 NNS TAI 40 IND SRL 41 THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI PLW SUL SUM XMS 43 SOL 50 AUS 60 ASA FIJ NWC SAM SCZ TON VAN 61 COO SCI
Conservation Status: IUCN CR or EX for India (Fraser-Jenkins 2012)
Synonyms: hidden
= Adiantum sublobatum Schumach.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] (Vid. Selsk. Afh. 4): 235 (seors. 461) (1827)
= Arthropteris archboldiae Copel.; Sargentia 1: 3 (1942)
= Arthropteris caudata Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 163 (1910)
= Arthropteris glabra Copel.; Fragm. Fl. Philipp. [Perkins] 178 (1905)
= Arthropteris guinanensis H.G.Zhou & Y.Y.Huang; Guihaia 16: 203 (1996)
= Arthropteris integra Copel.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 59: 16, t. 5 (1929)
= Arthropteris oblanceolata Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 20: 6 (1915)
= Arthropteris ramosa (P.Beauv.) Mett.; Reise Novara 1: 213 (1876)
= Arthropteris repens (Brack.) C.Chr.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 177: 48 (1943)
= Aspidium palisotii Desv.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 320 (1811)
= Aspidium ramosum P.Beauv.; Fl. Oware 2: 64, t. 91 (1811)
= Aspidium ramosum var. lineare F.M.Bailey; Rep. Bellenden-Ker Range: 28 (1889)
= Aspidium subpectinatum Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 146 (1828)
= Lepidoneuron trichomanoides (J.Sm.) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.) 301 (1852)
= Nephrolepis altescandens F.M.Bailey; Handb. Queensl. Ferns 51 (1874)
= Nephrolepis ramosa (P.Beauv.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 102 (1858)
= Nephrolepis repens Brack.; U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 209 (1854)
= Nephrolepis trichomanoides J.Sm.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 413 (1841)
species :
Arthropteris parallela (Baker) C.Chr.; Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 33 & 71, t. 10, f. 8-9 (1931)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Aspidium parallelum (Baker) Kuhn; Reisen Ost-Afr. [Decken] 3(3): Bot. 65 (1879)
= Dryopteris parallela (Baker) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 282 (1905)
= Nephrodium parallelum Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 417 (1876)
species :
Arthropteris paucivenia (C.Chr.) H.M.Liu, Hovenkamp & H.Schneid.; Taxon 62(4): 697 (2013)
Distribution: N; W-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dryopteris paucivenia C.Chr.; Index Filic. 283 (1905)
= Polypodium oligophlebium Baker; J. Bot. 29: 6 (1891) (non (1874) nec Kunze (1850))
= Psammiosorus paucivenius (C.Chr.) C.Chr.; Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 33 & Dansk Bot. Ark. 7: 73, t. 24 (1932)
species :
Arthropteris submarginalis Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 86: 62, f. 12 (1913)
Distribution: Australia (NE-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Aspidium submarginale (Domin) F.M.Bailey; Bot. Bull. Dept. Agric. Queensland 17: 10 (1913)
species :
Arthropteris tenella (G.Forst.) J.Sm.; Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) 1: 43, t. 82 (1854)
Name: Jointed fern
Distribution: Australia (S-Queensland, S-New South Wales, NE-Queensland); Lord Howe Isl.; Norfolk Isl.; New Zealand (Three Kings Isl., North Isl., South Isl.); Chatham Isl.
50 AUS LHI NFK 51 CTM NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthropteris filipes (T.Moore) J.Sm.; Cult. Ferns 62 (1857)
= Nephrodium repens F.M.Bailey; Handb. Queensl. Ferns 50 (1874)
= Polypodium filipes T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1855: 388 (1855)
= Polypodium tenellum G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr. 81 (1786)
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