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Bolbitis auriculata

Bolbitis auriculata (Lam.) Alston
Bolbitis auriculata
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Bolbitis auriculata is a fern species in the family Dryopteridaceae, known to occur in several countries across Africa and surrounding islands.

Description

Bolbitis auriculata (Lam.) Alston is a member of the fern family Dryopteridaceae. It is native to a wide range of countries in Africa, including Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, the Gulf of Guinea Islands, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Réunion, and Sierra Leone, among others. The species was formally described in 1934.

Distribution

Angola · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Repu · Comoros · Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Gulf of Guinea Is. · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Liberia · Madagascar · Mauritius · Nigeria · Réunion · Sierra Leone · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zaïre · Guinée forestière

Synonyms

Cyrtogonium punctulatumBolbitis labruscaPoecilopteris punctulataGymnopteris auriculataGymnopteris auriculataGymnopteris punctataLeptochilus punctatusAcrostichum finlaysonianumAcrostichum labruscaChrysodium punctatumChrysodium punctulatumAcrostichum auriculatumCampium auriculatumAcrostichum mascarenenseAcrostichum punctulatumAcrostichum punctatumBolbitis boiviniLeptochilus auriculatusBolbitis auriculata var. undulato-crenataBolbitis fluviatilis var. crenatisHeteroneuron punctulatumLeptochilus auriculatus var. undulati-crenatusLeptochilus labruscusAcrostichum punctulatumAcrostichum auritumBolbitis auriculataGymnopteris auriculata

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