Hymenasplenium kenyense Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & Kamau

Fischer, Eberhard & Lobin, Wolfram, 2023, Synoptic Revision of Aspleniaceae (Asplenium, Hymenasplenium) of Rwanda, Phytotaxa 608 (1), pp. 1-65 : 57

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https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.608.1.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8253231

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scientific name

Hymenasplenium kenyense Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & Kamau
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* Hymenasplenium kenyense Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & Kamau View in CoL in Xu, Chen, Kamau, Liao & Zhang (2019: 36).

Holotype: — KENYA. Western Province: Kakamega, Kakamega Forest, Kisere Forest Reserve , 0°22’33’’N, 34°53’24’’E, 1650 m, in soil or on wet rocks along streams in primary forest, 22 September 2008, P.Kamau 41 (MO-6260287 [digital image!]).

New Record for Rwanda:— Western Province: Nyungwe NP, Cyamudongo Forest, Forest floor or on wet rocks near streams and waterfalls in montane forest, 1732 m, S2°33`04.03`` E28°59`48.58``, 4 April 2021, E.Fischer s.n. ( KOBL); Nyungwe NP, road Pindura-Bweyeye km 10, in waterfall, 1865 m, S2°32’44.94’’ E29°14’27.56’’, 6 December 2021, E.Fischer s.n. ( KOBL) GoogleMaps .

Habitat: —Forest floor or on wet rocks near streams and waterfalls in montane forest, elev. 1732–1865 m.

Distribution in Rwanda:—Western Province: Nyungwe NP, Cyamudongo Forest.

General distribution: —Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania.

Xu, K. - W., Chen, C. - W., Kamau, P., Liao, W. - B. & Zhang, L. - B. (2019) Four new species of the fern genus Hymenasplenium (Aspleniaceae) from Africa and Asia. Phytotaxa 416: 32 - 42. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / phytotaxa. 416.1.4

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Aspleniaceae

Genus

Hymenasplenium