Taxon:  Asplenium unilaterale Lam.



Summary
Genus:
Asplenium
Family:
Aspleniaceae
Nomen number:
5595
Place of publication:
Encycl. 2:305.  1786
Verified:
04/18/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Baker, J. G. 1877. Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles.
  2. Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. 1937-. Conspectus florae angolensis.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
  5. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  6. Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:47.
  7. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  8. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  9. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  11. Joe, B. 1964. Ferns cultivated in California: Asplenium. Baileya 12:27.
  12. Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
  13. Palmer, D. D. 2003. Hawai'i's ferns and fern allies. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
  14. Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
  15. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  16. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  17. Velayos, M. et al., eds. 2008-. Flora de Guinea Equatorial
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial GuineaBioko Velayos, M. et al., eds. 2008-. Flora de Guinea Equatorial
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaSao Tome and Principe  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Baker, J. G. 1877. Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
1NativePacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Palmer, D. D. 2003. Hawai'i's ferns and fern allies. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesGuam Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:47.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesNorthern Mariana Islands Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:47.
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  Palmer, D. D. 2003. Hawai'i's ferns and fern allies. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea [Bioko], Sao Tome and Principe
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Eswatini
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
  • MALESIA: Malaysia
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: United States [Guam, Northern Mariana Islands]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Baker, J. G. 1877. Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles.
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
  4. Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:47.
  5. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  6. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  7. Palmer, D. D. 2003. Hawai'i's ferns and fern allies. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
  8. Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
  9. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  10. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  11. Velayos, M. et al., eds. 2008-. Flora de Guinea Equatorial
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=5595. Accessed 15 April 2026.