Index to
Ferns and Lycophytes of Japan

Family: Athyriaceae メシダ科 > Genus: Athyrium Roth メシダ属
GreenList Taxon ID: 497

Accepted name

Athyrium melanolepis (Franch. et Sav.) H.Christ

ミヤマメシダ

Basionym and homotypic synonym(s)

Asplenium melanolepis Franch. et Sav., Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 623, 1878. BHL Tropicos
Athyrium melanolepis (Franch. et Sav.) H.Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier 4(10): 668, 1896. BHL Tropicos
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth var. melanolepis (Franch. et Sav.) Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 13(145): 30, 1899. BHL Tropicos
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth subsp. melanolepis (Franch. et Sav.) Á.Löve et D.Löve, Taxon 26(2-3): 326, 1977. Link Tropicos

Type information in the protologue:
Savatier 2419 (insula Nippon, circa Yokoska)
Digitized type material:
Herbarium & Reg. No. Type status Collector & No. Locality Coll. date
P00301518HolotypeSavatier P.A.L., #2419in depressis humidis silvarum cerca Yokoska, Nippon

Heterotypic synonym(s) and/or incorporated taxa (forma or lower)

Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth var. nigropaleaceum Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 13(145): 29, 1899. BHL Tropicos

Type information in the protologue:
///T. Makino (Prov. Kaga: Mt. Haku-san/Prov. Shinano: Mt. Ondake/Prov. Ugo: Mt. Chokai-zan/Prov. Echigo: Mt. Shimidzu-toge, 1881.8.8/1881.7.28/1887.7.28/1888.9) [herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo/herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo/herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo/ (syn)]

Information on ploidy level and reproductive mode

Chromosome number Ploidy level Reproductive mode Locality Remarks Reference
n=402xsexMt.Toyoguchiyama, Nagano Pref.Mitui 1970 (J. Jap. Bot. 45: 84-90)
n=402xsexMt.Kobushigatake, Nagano Pref.Hirabayashi 1970b (J. Jap. Bot. 45: 45-52)