Adiantum raddianum C.Presl

  • Authority

    Proctor, George R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53: 1-389.

  • Family

    Pteridaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Adiantum raddianum C.Presl

  • Description

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    Distribution and Ecology - General Distribution. South America, especiallyBrazil. Only cultivated plants have been seen in Puerto Rico.

  • Discussion

    Type. Langsdorfi from Santa Catarina Island, Brazil (isotypes B M , and Herb. Willd. 20096, B).

    Syn. Adiantum cuneatum Langsdorf & Fischer, Pl. voy. Russes monde 23, t. 26. 1810, not G. Forster, 1786.

    This species, sometimes cultivated in the West Indies, and extensively naturalized in Jamaica, is not yet known to have escaped in Puerto Rico.

  • Distribution

    General Distribution. South America, especiallyBrazil. Only cultivated plants have beenseen in Puerto Rico.

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