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Adiantum

Description

Adiantum , the maidenhair fern, is a genus of about 250 species of ferns in the Vittarioideae subfamily of the family Pteridaceae, though some researchers place it in its own family, Adiantaceae. The genus name comes from Greek, meaning "unwetted", referring to the fronds' ability to shed water without becoming wet.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2650796https://www.gbif.org/species/2650796
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Pteridaceae : Adiantum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
subkingdomEmbryophytaCrane et al. 2004
phylumPteridophytaHaeckel 1875
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
orderPolypodialesTryon and Tryon 1982
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
genusAdiantumL.
Scientific NameAdiantum L.
Common Name(s) Adianter, Venushår, Maidenhair, Maidenhair Fern, Maidenhair Fern
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiantum

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Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Adiantum abscissum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum acrolobum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum adiantoides
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum aethiopicum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum ailaoshanense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum alan-smithii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum alarconianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum aleuticum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum alleniae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum alomae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum amblyopteridium
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum amplum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum anastomosum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum anceps
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum andicola
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum aneitense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum arcanum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum argutum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum atroviride
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum azoricum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum baenitzii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum balfourii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum bellum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum blumenavense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum bonatii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum braunii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum cajennense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum calcareum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum camptorachis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum capillatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum capillus-junonis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum capillus-veneris
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum caribense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum caryotideum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum caudatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum cauneatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum celebicum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum chienii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum chilense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum ciliatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum cinnamomeum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum comorense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum comoroense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum concinnum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum confine
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum cordatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum cremersii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum crespianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum cunninghamii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum cupreum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum curvatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum davidii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum dawsonii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum decipiens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum decoratum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum deflectens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum delicatulum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum deltoideum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum diaphanum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum digitatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum diogoanum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum diphyllum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum discolor
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum dissimulatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum dolosum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum edgeworthii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum elegantulum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum erylliae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum erythrochlamys
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum excisum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum feei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum fengianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum filiforme
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum flabellulatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum formosanum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum formosum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum fournieri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum fragile
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum fructuosum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum fuliginosum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum fulvum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum galeottianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum gertrudis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum giganteum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum gingkoides
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum glabrum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum glaucescens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum gomphophyllum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum gracile
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum granvilleanum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum gravesii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum grossum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum henslovianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum hintonii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum hispidulum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum hollandiae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum hornei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum hosei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum humile
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum imbricatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum incertum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum incisum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum induratum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum intermedium
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum isthmicum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum janzenianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum jordanii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum juxtapositum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum kendalii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum kingii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum klossii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum krameri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum lamrianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum latifolium
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum latipinnulum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum leprieurii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum lianxianense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum lindeni
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum lindsaeoides
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum lobatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum lorentzii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum lucidum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum lunulatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum macrocladum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum macrophyllum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum madagascariense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum mariesii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum mariposatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum mathewsianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum mcvaughii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum meishanianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum melanoleucum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum membranifolium
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum mendoncae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum menglianense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum mindanaense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum monochlamys
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum monosorum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum montanense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum moranii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum multisorum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum mynsseniae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum myriosorum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum nelumboides
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum neoguineense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum nodosum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum novae-caledoniae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum nudum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum oaxacanum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum obliquum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum ogasawarense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum olivaceum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum orbignyanum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum ornatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum ornithopodum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum ovalescens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum oyapokense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum pactinatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum palaoense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum papilio
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum papillosum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum paraense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum parishii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum patagonicum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum patens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum pearcei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum pectinatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum pedatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum peruvianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum petiolatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum phanerophlebium
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum phanomensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum philippense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum phyllitidis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum piresii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum platyphyllum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum poeppigianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum poiretii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum polyphyllum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum proliferum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum pseudocajennense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum pseudotinctum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum pulchellum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum pulcherrimum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum pulverulentum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum pumilum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum pyramidale
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum rectangulare
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum reniforme
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum reptans
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum rhizophorum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum rhizophytum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum rivulare
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum rivularis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum roborowskii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum rondonii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum rubellum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum rufopetalum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum rufopunctatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum ruizianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum sanctae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum scalare
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum schweinfurthii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum seemannii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum semiorbiculatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum sericeum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum serratifolium
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum serratodentatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum shastense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum shepherdii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum siamense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum silvaticum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum sinuosum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum soboliferum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum solomonii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum spurium
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum squamulosum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum stenochlamys
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum stolzii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum subcordatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum subvolubile
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum taiwanianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum tenerum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum tenuissimum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum terminatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum tetragonum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum tetraphyllum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum thalictroides
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum thongthamii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum tibeticum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum tomentosum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum tracyi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum trapeziforme
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum trichochlaenum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum tricholepis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum trilobum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum tripteris
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum tryonii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum tuomistoanum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum urophyllum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum variopinnatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum venustum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum villosissimum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum villosum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum viridescens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum viridimontanum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum vivesii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum vogelii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum wagneri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum wattii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum wilesianum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum wilsonii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum windischii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum xmoranii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Adiantum zollingeri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Hewardia J.Sm.GBIFgenusPlantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Pteridaceae : Hewardia

References

Aronsson, Mora (2004) Thomas Karlssons Kärlväxtlista - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family (most nonmarine) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Mickel, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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