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Megalastrum lanuginosum

Also known as: Aspidium catopteron Kunze +9 more
  • Aspidium catopteron Kunze
  • Aspidium lanuginosum Willd. ex Kaulf.
  • Ctenitis lanuginosa (Willd. ex Kaulf.) Copel.
  • Dryopteris catoptera (Kunze) Kuntze
  • Dryopteris lanuginosa (Willd. ex Kaulf.) C.Chr.
  • Lastrea catoptera (Kunze) Pappe & Rawson
  • Lastrea lanuginosa (Willd. ex Kaulf.) T.Moore
  • Nephrodium catopteron (Kunze) Hook.
  • Nephrodium lanuginosum (Willd. ex Kaulf.) Desv.
  • Polystichum lanuginosum (Willd. ex Kaulf.) Keyserl.

Megalastrum lanuginosum is a fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. Found natively in Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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