Asplenium obtusatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Asplenium obtusatum G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 80 (1786).

Lectotype (selected by Brownsey 1977): New Zealand, Messrs Forster (BM 001048382)

Homotypic
- Asplenium marinum var. obtusatum (G.Forst.) F.Muell., Veg. Chatham-Isl.: 66 (1864).
Heterotypic
- Asplenium obliquum G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 80 (1786).
  - Lectotype (selected by Nicolson & Fosberg 2003): no locality, G. Forster Herbarium No. 269, BM 001048381!
  - Asplenium obtusatum var. obliquum (G.Forst.) Hook., Fl. Antarct. 1: 108 (1844).
  - Asplenium lucidum var. obliquum (G.Forst.) T.Moore, Index Fil.: 142 (1859).
- Asplenium crassum Thouars, Esquisse Fl. Tristan d'Acugna: 33 (1808).
  - Asplenium obtusatum var. crassum (Thouars) C.Chr., Sci. Res. Norw. Antarct. Exped. 16: 12 (1937).
- Asplenium obtusatum var. minor R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 93 (1810), nom. inval.
- Asplenium cristatum Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 271 (1827), nom. illeg.
- Asplenium apice-dentatum Hombr. in J.S.C.Dumont d'Urville, Voy. Pôle Sud, Atlas: t. 1, f. A (1843).
  - Typus: Iles Auckland [Auckland Islands], Voyage de l’Astrolabe et de la Zélée 1838–1840, Hombron, 1841, (Holotype: P).
- Asplenium obtusatum var. lucidum Benth., Fl. Austral. (1878).
- Asplenium obtusatum var. normale Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20: 99 (1914), nom. inval.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand Antipodean Islands, Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. Continental: Antarctic Regional: Subantarctic Islands Crozet Islands, Tristan da Cunha. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Forster, G. 1786. Florulae insularum australium prodromus. 8+103 pp. Typis Joann. Christian. Dieterich, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Hathitrust Reference page.

Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. 2018. Aspleniaceae. In: Breitwieser, I. & Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 18. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln. DOI: 10.7931/B1562D Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Asplenium obtusatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 28. Reference page.
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International Plant Names Index. 2025. Asplenium obtusatum. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Asplenium obtusatum Accessed: 28 Dec 2025. Reference page.