Paragymnopteris marantae(L.) K.H.Shing

WFO wfo-0001227037 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Paragymnopteris marantae, photographed by Erwin Gruber
fig. a Erwin Gruber, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-04-24 / obs. 200736457
Paragymnopteris marantae, photographed by Christina s.l.
fig. b Christina s.l., CC BY 4.0 / obs. 184605638
Paragymnopteris marantae, photographed by Erwin Gruber
fig. c Erwin Gruber, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 186014997
Paragymnopteris marantae, photographed by Erwin Gruber
fig. d Erwin Gruber, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 186026625
Paragymnopteris marantae, photographed by Erwin Gruber
fig. e Erwin Gruber, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 186034040
Paragymnopteris marantae, photographed by Josep Gesti
fig. f Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 182590365
Paragymnopteris marantae, photographed by Christian Berg
fig. g Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174165332
Paragymnopteris marantae, photographed by Erwin Gruber
fig. h Erwin Gruber, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 200821695

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Native range 37 botanical countries

Regions where Paragymnopteris marantae is native: Algeria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madeira, Morocco, Tanzania, China South-Central, Cyprus, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Saudi Arabia, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Yemen, East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland AlgeriaEritreaEthiopiaKenyaMoroccoTanzaniaChina South-CentralCyprusIranLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusSaudi ArabiaTibetTranscaucasusTürkiyeYemenEast HimalayaNepalWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBulgariaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaFranceGreeceHungaryItalyKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalRomaniaSpainSwitzerland Canary Is.Cape VerdeMadeira
Native distribution of Paragymnopteris marantae, 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
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
France FRA
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
Cyprus CYP
Iran IRN
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Saudi Arabia SAU
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Yemen YEM
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Canary Is. CNY
Cape Verde CVI
Eritrea ERI
Ethiopia ETH
Kenya KEN
Madeira MDR
Morocco MOR
Tanzania TAN
East Himalaya EHM ASIA-TROPICAL
Nepal NEP
West Himalaya WHM

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 28 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.

  • Acrostichum canariense Willd.
  • Acrostichum marantae L.
  • Acrostichum subcordatum Cav.
  • Ceterach marantae (L.) Domin
  • Ceterach marantae (L.) DC.
  • Cheilanthes marantae (L.) Domin
  • Cheilanthes marantae f. dryopteroides G.Kunkel
  • Cheilanthes marantae subsp. subcordata (Cav.) Benl & Poelt
  • Cheilanthes marantae var. cupripaleacea Benl
  • Cincinalis marantae (L.) Desv.
  • Cincinalis subcordata (Cav.) Desv.
  • Gymnogramma marantae (L.) Mett.
  • Gymnopteris marantae (L.) Ching
  • Hemionitis gluckuk Christenh.
  • Hemionitis marantae (L.) Christenh.
  • Notholaena canariense (Willd.) Desv.
  • Notholaena marantae (L.) Desv.
  • Notholaena marantae (L.) R.Br.
  • Notholaena marantae f. dryopteroides G.Kunkel
  • Notholaena marantae subsp. cupripaleacea (Benl) Rivas Mart.et al.
  • Notholaena marantae subsp. subcordata (Cav.) Kunkel
  • Notholaena marantae var. cupripaleacea (Benl) G.Kunkel
  • Notholaena marantae var. minima Rouy
  • Notholaena subcordata (Cav.) Desv.

and 4 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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