Diplazium proliferum(Lam.) Thouars

WFO wfo-0001248013 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 2 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 2 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Diplazium proliferum, photographed by coenobita
fig. a coenobita, CC BY 4.0 / 2019-01-13 / obs. 30195374
Diplazium proliferum, photographed by Ben Hayden
fig. b Ben Hayden, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 28687021
Diplazium proliferum, photographed by coenobita
fig. c coenobita, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 30195361
Diplazium proliferum, photographed by coenobita
fig. d coenobita, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 30195393
Diplazium proliferum, photographed by coenobita
fig. e coenobita, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 30195401
Diplazium proliferum, photographed by Ben Hayden
fig. f Ben Hayden, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 28686919
Diplazium proliferum, photographed by Ben Hayden
fig. g Ben Hayden, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 28686989
Diplazium proliferum, photographed by Ben Hayden
fig. h Ben Hayden, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 28686956

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Native range 41 botanical countries

Regions where Diplazium proliferum is native: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Réunion, Rodrigues, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Tristan da Cunha, Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Queensland, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is. AngolaCameroonCentral African RepublicDR CongoGabonGhanaGuineaGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastLiberiaMadagascarNigeriaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaBismarck ArchipelagoBorneoJawaLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuNew GuineaPhilippinesSolomon Is.SulawesiSumateraThailandQueenslandFiji ComorosMauritiusRéunionRodriguesTristan da CunhaAndaman Is.NiueSamoaTongaVanuatuWallis-Futuna Is.
Native distribution of Diplazium proliferum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Cameroon CMN
Central African Republic CAF
Comoros COM
DR Congo ZAI
Gabon GAB
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Liberia LBR
Madagascar MDG
Mauritius MAU
Nigeria NGA
Réunion REU
Rodrigues ROD
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Bismarck Archipelago BIS
Borneo BOR
Jawa JAW
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maluku MOL
New Guinea NWG
Philippines PHI
Solomon Is. SOL
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Fiji FIJ PACIFIC
Niue NUE
Samoa SAM
Tonga TON
Vanuatu VAN
Wallis-Futuna Is. WAL
Tristan da Cunha TDC ANTARCTICA
Queensland QLD AUSTRALASIA

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 39 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Anisogonium attenuatum C.Presl
  • Anisogonium decussatum (Sw.) C.Presl
  • Asplenium attenuatum C.Presl
  • Asplenium decussatum Sw.
  • Asplenium luzoniense Spreng.
  • Asplenium proliferum Lam.
  • Asplenium serrulatum Roxb.
  • Asplenium spinulosum (J.Sm.) Mett.
  • Asplenium swartzii Mett.
  • Athyrium accedens (Blume) Milde
  • Athyrium lastii (C.Chr.) Tardieu
  • Athyrium proliferum (Lam.) Milde
  • Athyrium ridleyi Copel.
  • Athyrium swartzii Copel.
  • Callipteris accedens (Blume) J.Sm.
  • Callipteris attenuata C.Presl
  • Callipteris ferox J.Sm.
  • Callipteris prolifera (Lam.) Bory
  • Callipteris ridleyi (Copel.) Copel.
  • Callipteris spinulosa J.Sm.
  • Callipteris swartzii C.Presl
  • Digrammaria robusta Fée
  • Diplazium accedens Blume
  • Diplazium accedens var. ridleyi (Copel.) Praptosuwiryo

and 15 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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