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033.0000 Family Didymochlaenaceae Ching ex Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang; Taxon 64(1): 27-38 (2015)
1 genus, 22 spp. Frequently included in Hypodematiaceae
Species listed in database: 22
= Didymochlaenoideae Christenh.; Ann. Bot. (Oxford), n. s. 113(4): 20 (2014)
033.0001 Genus Didymochlaena Desv.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 303 (1811)
Distribution: Tropics of the Old World, 1 pantropics. Revision: Shang & Zhang (2023).
Species listed in database: 22
= Tegularia Reinw.; Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 3 (1824)
= Monochlaena Gaudich.; Voy. Uranie [Freycinet], Bot. 340 (1828) (nom. superfl.)
= Hippodium Gaudich.; Voy. Uranie [Freycinet], Bot. 340 (1827)
= Hysterocarpus Langsd. ex Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.) 216 (1820)
species :
Didymochlaena alpina Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Syst. Bot. 48: 131 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia (Caldas, Cesar, Valle); Venezuela (Estado Vargas); Ecuador (Pichincha, Napo); Peru (Cajamarca, Junín, San Martin, Huanuco)
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Remarks: sect. Amazonicae. Not in Bolivia fide Kessler et al. (2023)
species :
Didymochlaena amazonica Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Syst. Bot. 48: 133 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas); Venezuela (Delta Amacuro); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador (Sucumbíos); Peru (Amazonas, Pasco, Loreto); Bolivia (La Paz); Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Remarks: sect. Amazonicae. Records for ´Didymochlaena truncatula´ from Trinidad likely belong here.
Synonyms: hidden
= Asplenium fruticosum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 11: t. 104 (1831) (tentative synonym)
species :
Didymochlaena attenuata (Bonap.) Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Phytotaxa 459(4): 253 (2020)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toamasina)
29 MDG
Remarks: sect. Spinulosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Didymochlaena truncatula var. attenuata Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 4: 66 (1917)
species :
Didymochlaena bipinnatipartita (Bonap.) Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Phytotaxa 459(4): 255 (2020)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
Remarks: sect. Spinulosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Didymochlaena truncatula var. bipinnatipartita Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 16: 32 (1925)
species :
Didymochlaena cameroonensis Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Syst. Bot. 48: 124 (2023)
Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo); São Tomé
23 CMN SAO
Remarks: sect. Spinulosae
species :
Didymochlaena comorensis Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Syst. Bot. 48: 126 (2023)
Distribution: Comores (Grande Comore, Mayotte, Anjouan, Mohéli)
29 COM
Remarks: sect. Spinulosae
species :
Didymochlaena cubensis Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Syst. Bot. 48: 134 (2023)
Distribution: Cuba (Oriente, Guantanamo, Santiago)
81 CUB
Remarks: sect. Amazonicae
species :
Didymochlaena deltoidea Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Phytotaxa 459(4): 256 (2020)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
Remarks: sect. Spinulosae
species :
Didymochlaena dimidiata Kunze; Linnaea 18: 122 (1844)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZuluNatal, Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Remarks: sect. Spinulosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Didymochlaena lunulata var. dimidiata (Kunze) Kuhn; Filic. Afr. [Kuhn] 157 (1868)
species :
Didymochlaena fijiensis Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Phytotaxa 479(1): 74 (2021)
Distribution: Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, Taveuni)
60 FIJ
Remarks: sect. Didymochlaena
species :
Didymochlaena madagascariensis Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Phytotaxa 459(4): 257 (2020)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana, Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara)
29 MDG
Remarks: sect. Spinulosae
species :
Didymochlaena mesoamericana Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Syst. Bot. 48: 134 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM
Remarks: sect. Amazonicae
Synonyms: hidden
= Didymochlaena lunulata var. microphylla J.Bommer ex Christ; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 35(1): 206 (1896)
= Didymochlaena lunulata var. minor Christ; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 964 (1904)
species :
Didymochlaena microphylla (Bonap.) C.Chr.; Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 30 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
Remarks: sect. Spinulosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Didymochlaena truncatula var. microphylla Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 16: 33 (1925)
species :
Didymochlaena oceanica (Rosenstock) Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Phytotaxa 479(1): 75 (2021)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Fergusson Isl., Goodenough Isl.); Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland)
42 NWG 43 BIS
Remarks: sect. Didymochlaena
Synonyms: hidden
= Didymochlaena truncatula var. oceanica Rosenstock; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 374 (1908), as ´ozeanica´
species :
Didymochlaena philippensis Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Phytotaxa 479(1): 77 (2021)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao, Negros Oriental, Davao, Panay, Luzon)
42 PHI
Remarks: sect. Didymochlaena
species :
Didymochlaena pulcherrima (Raddi) Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 130 (1940)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Minas Gerais); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Caaguazu, Canindeju, Guajra); Uruguay (Tacuarembo); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Remarks: sect. Amazonicae
Synonyms: hidden
= Diplazium pulcherrimum Raddi; Opusc. Sci. 3: 292 (1819)
species :
Didymochlaena punctata Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Phytotaxa 479(1): 77 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang); Borneo (Sabah, Kalimantan)
41 THA 42 BOR MLY
Remarks: sect. Didymochlaena
species :
Didymochlaena sinuosa Desv.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 303, t. 7, f. 6 (1811)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); NE-India (Assam); ?Bhutan; ?Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI 40 IND 41 LAO THA VIE
Remarks: sect. Didymochlaena
Synonyms: hidden
= Monochlaena sinuosa (Desv.) Gaudich.; Voy. Uranie [Freycinet], Bot. 340 (1828)
species :
Didymochlaena solomonensis Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Phytotaxa 479(1): 79 (2021)
Distribution: New Guinea (Sudest Isl., Rossel Isl.); Solomon Isl. (Guadalcanal, Kolombangara, Makira, Rendova)
42 NWG 43 SOL
Remarks: sect. Didymochlaena. Records from Vanuatu for ´D. truncatula´ likely belong here
species :
Didymochlaena spinulosa (Brause) Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang; Phytotaxa 459(4): 260 (2020)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Madagascar (Antsiranana, Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina)
23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 29 MDG
Remarks: sect. Spinulosae. Most likely the records for ´D. truncatula´ from Nigeria, Uganda and Angola belong here, but are not treated by Shang & Zhang 2023
Synonyms: hidden
= Lindsaea spinulosa Brause; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 6, t. 2, f. G (1910) (as ´Lindsaya´)
species :
Didymochlaena squamata (Willd.) Desv.; Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 282 (1827)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Remarks: sect. Amazonicae
Synonyms: hidden
= Aspidium squamatum Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 5(1): 256 (1810)
= Asplenium ramosum Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] Suppl. 2: 515 (1812), nom. illeg.
species :
Didymochlaena truncatula (Sw.) J.Sm.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 4: 196 (1841)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo (Kalimantan); Sulawesi; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 BOR JAW LSI SUL SUM
Remarks: sect. Didymochlaena
Synonyms: hidden
= Adiantum lunulatum Houtt.; Nat. Hist. [Houttuyn] 14: 209 (1783) (non Burm.f. (1768))
= Aspidium truncatulum Sw.; J. Bot. [Schrader] 1800(2): 36 (1801), nom. nov. of Adiantum lunulatum Houtt.
= Didymochlaena lunulata Desv.; Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 282 (1827), nom. superfl.
= Nephrolepis lunulata Keyserl.; Polyp. Herb. Bunge 40 (1873), nom. superfl.
= Tegularia adiantifolia Reinw.; Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 3 (1824)
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