Taxon:  Adiantum philippense L.



Summary
Genus:
Adiantum
Family:
Pteridaceae
Nomen number:
426632
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1094.  1753
Comment:
non Adiantum philippense L., nom. dub.
Verified:
12/17/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Andrew, S. B. 1990. Ferns of Queensland
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
  4. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
  5. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1985-1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition).
  6. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
  7. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  8. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  9. Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
  10. Lellinger, D. B. 1989. The ferns and fern-allies of Costa Rica, Panama, and the Chocó (Part 1: Psilotaceae through Dicksoniaceae). Pteridologia 2A:149. Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
  11. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  12. Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
  13. Nayar, B. K. & K. K. Geevarghese. 1993. Fern flora of Malabar. Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
  14. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  15. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
  16. Stolze, R. G. et al. 1976, 1981. Ferns and fern allies of Guatemala. Fieldiana, Bot. 39:1-130; n.s., 6:1-522. Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
  17. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
  18. Verma, S. C. & C. R. Fraser-Jenkins. 2008. Adiantum philippense L., the correct name for A. lunulatum Burm. f., and its subspecies. In: S. C. Verma et al. (eds.), Perspectives in Pteridophytes. 65-92.
  19. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
  20. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar   
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaHong Kong   
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng], Hong Kong
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory]
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
  2. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource). Note: = Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f.
  3. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  4. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  5. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  6. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  8. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=426632. Accessed 29 October 2026.