Asplenium aethiopicum is a lithophytic or sometimes epiphytic species of fern found in Southern and tropical Africa, tropical America, Asia and Australia.[3][4][5] It is listed as critically endangered in Victoria, Australia.[5] It is considered exotic in New Zealand.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Aspleniaceae |
| Genus: | Asplenium |
| Species: | A. aethiopicum
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subsp. aethiopicum
subsp. filare
subsp. tripinnatum
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Taxonomy
editAsplenium aethiopicum was originally published under the name Trichomanes aethiopicum by Nicolaas Laurens Burman in 1768.[3] In 1935 Alfred Becherer moved this taxon to the genus Asplenium creating the name Asplenium aethiopicum.[3]
References
edit- ^ Christenhusz, M.; Bento Elias, R.; Dyer, R.; Ivanenko, Y.; Rouhan, G.; Rumsey, F.; Väre, H. (2017). "Asplenium aethiopicum (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83467771A83467802. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b Hassler, Michael (5 November 2024). "World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World". Version 24.11. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Brownsey, P.J. (2020). "Asplenium aethiopicum v. 7". Flora of Australia. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Asplenium aethiopicum". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ a b "VicFlora: Asplenium aethiopicum". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile | Asplenium aethiopicum". www.nzflora.info. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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