✿Aspleniaceae · Asplenium
African Spleenwort
Asplenium aethiopicum
Herb-Terrestrialoutdoor
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Meghalaya & more
How to identify African Spleenwort
Identify African Spleenwort by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb-terrestrial habit.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Aspleniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is African Spleenwort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Asplenium aethiopicum
- Genus
- Asplenium
- Family
- Aspleniaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Tropical America, Polynesia, Cape Colony, Abyssinia, Canary Islands
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Karnataka, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
About African Spleenwort
African Spleenwort (Asplenium aethiopicum) is a ground herb in the Aspleniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Meghalaya and 4 other states.
Botanical family
Aspleniaceae
Spleenworts Family
African Spleenwort belongs to the Aspleniaceae family.
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