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Taxon:
Ceratopteris thalictroides
(L.) Brongn.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Ceratopteris
Family:
Pteridaceae
Nomen number:
400378
Place of publication:
Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris sér. 3, 8:186. 1822 ("1821")
Verified:
10/09/2014
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
Basionym
Acrostichum thalictroides
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ceratopteris cornuta
(P. Beauv.) Lepr.
Pteris cornuta
P. Beauv.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Boggan, J. et al.
1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Davidse, G. et al., eds.
1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Dyer, R. A. et al., eds.
1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America. 2:120.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Johns, R. J.
1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
Lellinger, D. B.
1989. The ferns and fern-allies of Costa Rica, Panama, and the Chocó (Part 1: Psilotaceae through Dicksoniaceae). Pteridologia 2A:108.
León, B.
2012. pers. comm.
Lloyd, R. M.
1974. Systematics of the genus
Ceratopteris
Brongn. (Parkeriaceae) II. Taxonomy. Brittonia 26:150-152.
Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith.
2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
Parham, J. W.
1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
Proctor, G. R.
1985. Ferns of Jamaica. A guide to the pteridophytes British Museum (Natural History), London, United Kingdom.
Proctor, G. R.
1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:1-389.
Reed, C. F.
1977. Economically important foreign weeds: potential problems in the United States
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Slocum, P. D. et al.
1996. Water gardening: water lilies and lotuses 64.
Note:
Timber Press, Portland, Oregon
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1985. Flora of Thailand. 3:184.
Note:
published in 1822
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Parkeriaceae. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
water fern –
Reference(s)
water horn fern –
Reference(s)
water sprite –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
mizu-warabi –
Reference(s)
Spanish (Peru)
helecho de Sumatra –
Reference(s)
Swedish
smal vattenbräken –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
incl. Zanzibar
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Yemen
Socotra
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Seychelles
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Anhui Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guizhou Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hainan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hubei Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Jiangsu Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Jiangxi Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Shandong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Sichuan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Zhejiang Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Honshu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Kyushu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Ryukyu Islands
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Shikoku
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Solomon Islands
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Northern Territory
n.
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Western Australia
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
1
Native
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Micronesia
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Guam
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
possibly adventive or natzd. weed in some areas
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Yemen
[Socotra]
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
(incl. Zanzibar),
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Gabon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Liberia
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
,
Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
CHINA:
China
[Anhui Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
[Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku],
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
,
Solomon Islands
INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[Queensland, Western Australia (n.), Northern Territory (n.)]
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida]
REGION:
Mexico
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia
,
United States
[Guam]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Jamaica
,
Trinidad and Tobago
,
United States
[Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(possibly adventive or natzd. weed in some areas)
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human food
vegetable
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Weed
Reed, C. F.
1977. Economically important foreign weeds: potential problems in the United States
Name
References