Taxon:  Ophioglossum costatum R. Br.



Summary
Genus:
Ophioglossum
Family:
Ophioglossaceae
Nomen number:
467786
Place of publication:
Prodr. 163.  1810
Verified:
02/24/2014 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)
Ophioglossum pedunculosum Desv.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Andrew, S. B. 1990. Ferns of Queensland
  2. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  5. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  6. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  7. Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
  8. Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
  9. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  10. Vatsavaya, S. R. et al. 2011. On the identity and occurrence of Ophioglossum costatum (Pteridophyta: Ophioglossaceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India. J. Threatened Taxa 3:1462-1464.
  11. Wursten, B. et al. Flora of Zimbabwe (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishlarge adder's tongue  1Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
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  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Wursten, B. et al. Flora of Zimbabwe (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso  Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial Guinea  Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaSao Tome and PrincipeSão Tomé Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros  Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Vatsavaya, S. R. et al. 2011. On the identity and occurrence of Ophioglossum costatum (Pteridophyta: Ophioglossaceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India. J. Threatened Taxa 3:1462-1464.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Vatsavaya, S. R. et al. 2011. On the identity and occurrence of Ophioglossum costatum (Pteridophyta: Ophioglossaceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India. J. Threatened Taxa 3:1462-1464.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh Vatsavaya, S. R. et al. 2011. On the identity and occurrence of Ophioglossum costatum (Pteridophyta: Ophioglossaceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India. J. Threatened Taxa 3:1462-1464.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Vatsavaya, S. R. et al. 2011. On the identity and occurrence of Ophioglossum costatum (Pteridophyta: Ophioglossaceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India. J. Threatened Taxa 3:1462-1464.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Vatsavaya, S. R. et al. 2011. On the identity and occurrence of Ophioglossum costatum (Pteridophyta: Ophioglossaceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India. J. Threatened Taxa 3:1462-1464.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Vatsavaya, S. R. et al. 2011. On the identity and occurrence of Ophioglossum costatum (Pteridophyta: Ophioglossaceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India. J. Threatened Taxa 3:1462-1464.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Vatsavaya, S. R. et al. 2011. On the identity and occurrence of Ophioglossum costatum (Pteridophyta: Ophioglossaceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India. J. Threatened Taxa 3:1462-1464.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSulawesi Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territoryn.George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslandn.e.George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australian.George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench PolynesiaSociety Islands Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe [São Tomé]
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, South Africa [Mpumalanga]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala], Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Sulawesi, Sumatera], Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (n.e.), Western Australia (n.), Northern Territory (n.)]
Pacific
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia [Society Islands]

Reference(s)
  1. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  4. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  5. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  6. Hassler, M. & B. Schmitt. Checklist of ferns and lycophytes of the world (on-line resource).
  7. Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
  8. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  9. Vatsavaya, S. R. et al. 2011. On the identity and occurrence of Ophioglossum costatum (Pteridophyta: Ophioglossaceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India. J. Threatened Taxa 3:1462-1464.
  10. Wursten, B. et al. Flora of Zimbabwe (on-line resource).
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=467786. Accessed 4 November 2026.