climbing bristle fern
Trichomanes scandens L.
Trichomanes scandens L., from the Hymenophyllaceae family, is a fern commonly known as climbing bristle fern. It was first described in 1753 and is native to regions including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Archipiélago de Cuba. The species is part of a taxonomic discussion regarding the type specimen, with differing approaches observed between English and German botanical traditions prior to Proctor's clarification.
Description
Trichomanes scandens L. is a member of the Hymenophyllaceae family and is known by the common name climbing bristle fern. The species was published in 1753 and is distributed across several Caribbean regions, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Archipiélago de Cuba. The taxonomic status of the type specimen has been a subject of discussion, with Britton noting that English botanists typically referenced the Linnaean herbarium specimens, while German botanists relied on the original plates cited by Linnaeus. No definitive type designation was made before Proctor's work.
Other common names
climbing bristle fern
Distribution
Cuba · Dominican Republic · Haiti · Jamaica · Archipiélago de Cuba
Synonyms
Crepidomanes scandensTrichomanes macrocladosVandenboschia scandensTrichomanes lindeniiMortoniopteris scandens
