Ferns of Barbados

Thelypteridaceae

 Thelypteris kunthii (Desv.) C.V. Morton
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 38: 53. 1967.

Basionym: Nephrodium kunthii Desv., Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 258. 1827.
Synonyms of this taxon attributed to Barbados
General Distribution SE U.S.A. (Texas to South Carolina), Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Barbados
Flora of the Lesser Antilles T. normalis (C.Chr.) Moxley
Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique
Ferns of Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands Puerto Rico, St.Thomas, Tortola
Flora Mesomericana Mexico (Chiapas & Yucatan peninsula), Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica


Illustrated description from Native Plants of South Florida

Check description in title2.gif (1380 bytes) Flora Mesoamericana

Images from the Bioinformatics Working Group, Texas A&M University

Images from nurseries - one, two, three

 

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