Antrophyum mannianum

Antrophyum mannianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Antrophyum
Species: A. mannianum
Binomial name
Antrophyum mannianum
Hooker, 1861

Antrophyum mannianum is a species of the genus Antrophyum, a vittarioid fern occurring in the African rain forest and montane forest of East Africa and the Albertine Rift.

History

The type specimen was first collected by Gustav Mann in 1860 on the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea), formerly known as Fernando Po, at 3000 ft above sea level. William Hooker (Hook.) described the species in his book "A second century of ferns" in 1861.

References

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