Adiantum philippense L.

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Adiantum philippense Linn,
Adiantum tenuifolium Blanoo,
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Adiantum lunulatwm Burm.
ADIANTUM PHILfPPENSE Linn.; Blanco Ft Filip. (1837) 831; ed 2
(1845) 575; ed. 3, 3 (1879) 249.
Adiantum tenuifolium Blanco op. cit. 832; 575; 250, non Lam., nec Sw.=
ADIANTUM PHILIPPENSE Linn.
Blanco was correct in his interpretation of the Linnean species,
and Fernandez-Villar was correct in his .reduction of it to,
Adiantum lunulatum Burm. f. However, the Linnean name
dates from the year 1753, while Burman’s name dates from the
year 1768; there is absolutely no doubt as to the correctness
of the present interpretation of the Linnean species, the only
Philippine ferh described by Linnaeus. Adiantum tenuifolium
iBlanco is manifestly only a thin-leaved (shade) form of the
common A, philippense Linn. The species is common and widely
distributed in the Philippines.
Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Rizal Province, Luzon,
October, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. U96).
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