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047.0000 Family Blechnaceae Newman; Hist. Brit. Ferns, ed. 2: 8 (1844)
7-24 genera, ca. 260 spp. Systematics following revision of Gasper et al. (2016)
Species listed in database: 276; hybrids: 11
047.3008 Genus Lomaridium C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 6 [Epim. Bot.]: 154 (1851)
Distribution: Neotropics, trop. E-Africa, Madagascar, 1 Australasia
Species listed in database: 16
species :
Lomaridium acutum (Desv.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca); Venezuela (Amazonas); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo); Paraguay (Canindeyu); Argentina (Misiones)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum acutum (Desv.) Mett.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 225 (1864)
= Blechnum binervatum subsp. acutum (Desv.) R.M.Tryon & Stolze; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 64 (1993)
= Blechnum kunthianum C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. (1906-1912) 16 (1913)
= Lomaria acuta Desv.; Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 290 (1827)
= Lomaria cuspidata Kunze; Linnaea 9: 59 (1834)
= Lomaria meridensis Klotzsch; Linnaea 20: 345 (1847)
= Lonchitis-aspera meridensis (Klotzsch) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 277 (1931)
= Spicanta acuta (Desv.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 821 (1891)
species :
Lomaridium angustifolium (Kunth) Vicent & G.Y Galán; Taxon 66(6): 1315 (2017)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Lomaria angustifolia Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 1: 18 (1814)
= Blechnum angustifolium (Kunth) Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 472 (1904) (non Willd. (1810))
species :
Lomaridium attenuatum (Sw.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Name: Climbing blechnum
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov., Free State); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Comores (Anjouan, Grande Comore); Mauritius; La Réunion
22 NGA 23 ANN BIO BUR CMN RWA SAO ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ 29 COM MAU MDG REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum attenuatum (Sw.) Mett.; Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 64, t. 3, f. 1-6 (1856)
= Blechnum attenuatum var. confine (Cordem.) Tardieu; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 16: 184 (1960)
= Blechnum attenuatum var. giganteum (Kaulf.) Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 1: 57 (1915)
= Blechnum attenuatum var. holstii (Hieron.) Schelpe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 53(355): 493 (1952)
= Blechnum confine (Cordem.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 152 (1905)
= Blechnum giganteum (Kaulf.) Schltdl.; Adumbr. Pl. 36, t. 20, 22 t 1 (1827)
= Blechnum heterophyllum (Desv.) Schltdl.; Adumbr. Pl. 37 (1827)
= Blechnum polypodioides var. holstii Hieron.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 81 (1895)
= Lomaria acuminata Desv.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 326 (1811)
= Lomaria attenuata (Sw.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 5(1): 290 (1810)
= Lomaria circinnata Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 406 (1837)
= Lomaria confinis Cordem.; Bull. Soc. Sci. Île Réunion 1890-1891: 166 (1890)
= Lomaria decipiens Pappe & Rawson; Syn. Fil. Afr. Austr. 29 (1858)
= Lomaria gigantea Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. [Kaulfuss] 150 (1824)
= Lomaria hamata Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. [Kaulfuss] 150 (1824)
= Lomaria heterophylla Desv.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 330 (1811)
= Onoclea attenuata Sw.; J. Bot. [Schrader] 1800(2): 73 (1801)
= Spicanta attenuata (Sw.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 821 (1891)
species :
Lomaridium biforme (Baker) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum biforme (Baker) Christ; Farnkr. Erde 190 (1897)
= Blechnum microbasis (Baker) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 156 (1905)
= Blechnum microbasis var. biforme (Baker) Tardieu; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 5: 14 (1960)
= Lomaria biformis Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 415 (1876)
= Lomaria microbasis Baker; J. Bot. 18: 328 (1880)
= Spicanta biformis (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 822 (1891)
= Spicanta microbasis (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 822 (1891)
species :
Lomaridium binervatum (Poir.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Nevis; St. Kitts; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Martinique; St. Lucia; Trinidad; Venezuela (Amazonas, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Lara, Merida, Portuguesa, Tachira, Trujillo); Ecuador; Peru
81 DOM GDL MAR MTS STK STL TRT 82 VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum binervatum (Poir.) C.V.Morton & Lellinger; Amer. Fern J. 57: 67 (1967)
= Blechnum meridense var. costaricense Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 22: 7 (1925)
= Blechnum plumieri (Desv.) Mett.; Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 61, t. 4, f. 19-20 (1856)
= Blechnum plumieri var. nigrocarinatum Proctor; Brit. Fern Gaz. 9: 215 (1965)
= Lomaria binervata (Poir.) Desv.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 315 (1811)
= Lomaria martinicensis Spreng.; Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 3: 5 (1822)
= Lomaria plumieri Desv.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 325 (1811)
= Lomaria plumieri var. douglasii Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 1(2): 417 (1870)
= Lomaridium plumieri (Desv.) C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 6 [Epim. Bot.]: 155 (1851)
= Lomaridium plumieri (Desv.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016), isonym
= Lonchitis plumieri (Desv.) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 277 (1931)
= Lonchitis-aspera plumieri (Desv.) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 277 (1931)
= Polypodium binervatum Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 5: 521 (1804)
= Spicanta plumieri (Desv.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 822 (1891)
= Struthiopteris plumieri (Desv.) Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 269 (1912)
species :
Lomaridium bonapartei (Rakotondr.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum bonapartei Rakotondr.; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 35(2): 167 (2013)
species :
Lomaridium contiguum (Mett.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Lord Howe Isl.; New Caledonia
50 LHI 60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum castaneum Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 14: 361 (1929) (non Makino (1914))
= Blechnum contiguum Mett.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 16: 70 (1861)
= Blechnum pseudovulcanicum C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. Tert. 46 (1934)
= Lomaria contigua (Mett.) Carruth.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 350 (1873)
= Struthiopteris contigua (Mett.) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 243 (1940)
species :
Lomaridium dendrophilum (Sodiro) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum dendrophilum (Sodiro) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 153 (1905)
= Lomaria dendrophila Sodiro; Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 118 (1893)
species :
Lomaridium ensiforme (Liebm.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Norte de Santander, Putumayo); Venezuela; Guyana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM GUY VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum ensiforme (Liebm.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 153 (1905)
= Lomaria ensiformis Liebm.; Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., Ser. 5, 1: 234 (1849)
= Struthiopteris ensiformis (Liebm.) Broadh.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 17 (1909)
species :
Lomaridium fragile (Liebm.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic); Puerto Rico; Trinidad; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Aragua, Lara, Portuguesa, Tachira, Trujillo); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 CUB HIS JAM PUE TRT 82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum binervatum subsp. fragile (Liebm.) R.M.Tryon & Stolze; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 64 (1993)
= Blechnum feei (Jenman) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 154 (1905)
= Blechnum fragile (Liebm.) C.V.Morton & Lellinger; Amer. Fern J. 57: 68 (1967)
= Blechnum onocleoides Sw.; J. Bot. [Schrader] 1800(2): 75 (1801)
= Blechnum polypodioides (Sw.) Kuhn; Filic. Afr. [Kuhn] 92 (1868) (reduct.) (nom. illeg.)
= Blechnum polypodioides var. caudatum Hieron.; Hedwigia 47: 237 (1908)
= Lomaria decrescens Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.) 68 (1852)
= Lomaria feei Jenman; Bull. Bot. Dept., Jamaica 1, no. 43: 7 (1893)
= Lomaria fragilis Liebm.; Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., Ser. 5, 1: 232 (seors. 80) (1849)
= Lomaria mexicana Fée; Mém. Foug. 8 (Icon. Esp. Nouv.): 70 (1857)
= Lomaria onocleoides (Sw.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(1): 62 (1827)
= Lomaria plumieri Fée; Mém. Foug. 11 (Hist. Foug. Antil.): 10, t. 4 (1866), nom. illeg., non Desv.
= Lomaria polypoidiodes (Sw.) Desv.; Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 288 (1827)
= Lonchitis feei Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 277 (1931)
= Lonchitis polypodioides (Sw.) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 277 (1931)
= Lonchitis-aspera feei (Jenman) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 277 (1931)
= Lonchitis-aspera polypodioides (Sw.) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 277 (1931)
= Onoclea polypodioides (Sw.) Sw.; Fl. Ind. Occid. 3: 1585 (1806) (non L. (1771))
= Osmunda polypodioides (Sw.) Sw.; Prodr. [Swartz] 127 (1788)
= Osmunda polypodioides subsp. fragilis (Liebm.) Nissen
= Spicanta onocleoides (Spreng.) C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 6 [Epim. Bot.]: 114 (1851)
= Spicanta polypodioides (Sw.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 821 (1891)
= Struthiopteris feei (Jenman) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 243 (1940)
= Struthiopteris polypodioides (Sm.) Trevis.; Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, Ser. 3, 14: 571 (1869)
= Struthiopteris polypodioides f. fallax Domin; Rozpr. Kral. Ceske Spolecn. Nauk, Tr. Mat.-Prir., n. s. 2: 182 (1929)
species :
Lomaridium fuscosquamosum (A.Rojas) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Putumayo, Santander); Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
80 COS 82 CLM 83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum fuscosquamosum A.Rojas; Lankesteriana 5(1): 49 (2005)
species :
Lomaridium nigrocostatum (A.Rojas) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum nigrocostatum A.Rojas; Mét. Ecol. Sist. 3(1): 38 (2008), nom. nov.
= Blechnum nigrum A.Rojas; Brittonia 58(4): 392 (2006), nom. illeg., non (Colenso) Mett.
species :
Lomaridium pteropus (Kunze) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum pteropus (Kunze) Mett.; Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 61 (1866)
= Lomaria attenuata var. pteropus (Kunze) Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 1(2): 415 (1870)
= Lomaria pteropus Kunze; Farrnkräuter 1: 97 (1842)
species :
Lomaridium schottii (Colla) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Juan Fdz. Isl.
85 JNF
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum schottii (Colla) C.Chr.; Ark. Bot. 10(2): 7 (1910)
= Lomaria bella Phil.; Linnaea 29: 104 (1858)
= Lomaria fernandeziana Phil.; Anales Univ. Chile 43: 105 (1873)
= Lomaria schottii Colla; Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 39: 44, t. 72 (1836)
= Lomariocycas schottii (Colla) Colla; Herb. Pedem. 6: 220 (1836)
species :
Lomaridium simillimum (Baker) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum simillimum (Baker) Diels; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] I, 4: 248 (1899)
= Lomaria simillima Baker; J. Bot. 19: 141 (1881)
= Spicanta simillima (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 822 (1891)
species :
Lomaridium xiphophyllum (Baker) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Phytotaxa 275(3): 212 (2016)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum binerve (Hook.) C.Chr.; Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 44 (1932)
= Blechnum humblotii C.Chr.; Index Filic. 155 (1905)
= Blechnum simillimum f. binerve (Hook.) Tardieu; Fl. Madagasc. 5(2): 11 (1960), nom. superfl.
= Blechnum simillimum f. xiphophyllum (Baker) Tardieu; Fl. Madagasc. 5(2): 11 (1960)
= Blechnum xiphophyllum (Baker) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 161 (1905)
= Lomaria stenophylla Baker; J. Bot. 22: 142 (1884) (non Klotzsch (1847))
= Lomaria xiphophylla Baker; J. Bot. 22: 142 (1884)
= Polypodium binerve Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 4: 175, t. 275 B (1862)
= Spicanta stenophylla (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 822 (1891)
= Spicanta xiphophylla (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 822 (1891)
= Struthiopteris binervis (Hook.) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 243 (1940)
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