Taxonomy and Distribution of Adiantum trapeziforme and A. pentadactylon
Taxonomy and Distribution of Adiantum trapeziforme and A. pentadactylon
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铁线蕨和五足铁线蕨的分类及分布
DOI:
10.2307/1547765
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发表时间:
1998
影响因子:
0.8
通讯作者:
M. Palacios
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作者:
M. Palacios
Data concerning the taxonomy and geographic distribution of Adiantum trapeziforme L. and A. pentadactylon Langsd. & Fisch. are presented. Both species have been confused in the past and the distinctness between them is discussed. During the preparation of a taxonomic revision of Adiantum (Pteridaceae) in Brazil, the senior author noticed some problems involving the delimitation and distribution of A. trapeziforme and A. pentadactylon. The former species was described by Linnaeus (1753) and lectotypified by Lellinger (1977) based on an illustration by Sloane (1707: t. 59). Sloane's illustration does not clearly show the diagnostic characters for this species and it might be confused with A. pentadactylon, a related taxon. Adiantum pentadactylon was described by Langsdorff and Fischer (1810) and its type material (probably an isotype) is at G (photos BM, SP). This material resembles A. trapeziforme but represents a different species. Over the years, several authors have treated these species in different ways, sometimes erroneously. Hooker (1851) mentioned that both species belonged to the A. trapeziforme group, which is characterized by: "Fronds tripinnate or decompound; sori almost invariably short, equal or nearly so, rarely continu- ous or elongated, as in A. speciosum and fumarioides." He did not, however, clarify the differences between these species. Fee (1869) cited Glaziou 2318 (B, P) as A. trapeziforme f. B A. pentadactylon. Glaziou's material was collected in Rio de Janeiro and is a typical example of A. pentadactylon. According to Baker (1870) in Flora Brasiliensis, A. pentadactylon is a syn- onym of A. trapeziforme. Nevertheless, the material cited by Baker, located at BM (Glaziou 438) and BR and P (Glaziou 1754), are clearly A. pentadactylon, and were collected in Rio de Janeiro. Christ (1900) described A. trapeziforme var. incisum Christ based on spec- imens (Ule 51, 195) from the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The variety was said to differ in its less glaucous pinnules, thinner tissue, segments lobed more than half way to the base, and numerous lobes (6-7 on each side of the seg- ment) usually bifurcate and obtuse. The syntype at P (Ule 195), however, is A. pentadactylon.