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Taxon:  Adiantum macrophyllum Sw.



Summary
Genus:
Adiantum
Family:
Pteridaceae
Nomen number:
404142
Place of publication:
Prodr. 135. 1788
Verified:
02/13/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
  2. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  3. Hoshizaki, B. J. 1970. The genus Adiantum in cultivation (Polypodiaceae). Baileya 17:127.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  5. Lellinger, D. B. 1989. The ferns and fern-allies of Costa Rica, Panama, and the Chocó (Part 1:Psilotaceae through Dicksoniaceae). Pteridologia 2A:150.
  6. Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. 2004 32.
  7. Mickel, J. T. & J. M. Beitel. 1988. Pteridophyte Flora of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46:25.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Proctor, G. R. Ferns of Jamaica. A guide to the pteridophytes. 1985
  10. Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze. 1989. Part II. (13. Pteridaceae - 15. Dennstaedtiaceae). Pteridophyta of Peru. Fieldiana, Botany new ser. 1989- 22:70.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2Cultivated     
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404142. Accessed 15 December 2025.

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