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Metathelypteris fragilis subsp. fragilis (Baker) Holttum

This subspecies name was first published in J. S. African Bot. 40: 127 (1974)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this subspecies name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-1200103832.

Synonyms of Metathelypteris fragilis subsp. fragilis (Baker) Holttum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Nephrodium fragile Baker Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5(3): 322 (1891) wfo-0000143784
Phegopteris fragilis (Baker) Kuhn Reisen Ost Afr. [Decken] 3(3, Bot.): 66 (1879) wfo-0000152580
Thelypteris fragilis (Baker) Alston Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 30: 25 (1956) wfo-0000153296
Dryopteris fragilis (Baker) C.Chr. Index Filic. 266 (1905) wfo-0001110073
Polypodium fragile Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 203 (1877) wfo-1000071664