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Asplenium lunulatum Sw.

Halfmoon Fern

Native records: 11 botanical areas

Cape Provinces, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, 8 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Asplenium lunulatum

A perennial / epiphyte of subtropical climates. Native to South Africa, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe and elsewhere.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Equatorial Guinea

    • Gulf of Guinea Is.Native

  • Eswatini

    • SwazilandNative

  • Kenya

    • KenyaNative

  • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

    • St.HelenaNative
    • Tristan da CunhaNative

  • Sao Tome and Principe

    • Gulf of Guinea Is.Native

  • South Africa

    • Cape ProvincesNative
    • KwaZulu-NatalNative
    • Northern ProvincesNative

  • Tanzania, United Republic of

    • TanzaniaNative

  • Uganda

    • UgandaNative

  • Zimbabwe

    • ZimbabweNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • Af Tropical, rainforest

The same climate occurs in 251 areas worldwide, 241 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Other names

Halfmoon Fern、Moon-Slice Spleenwort

Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium

Other species in Asplenium

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Equatorial Guinea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Kenya · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Sao Tome and Principe · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Eswatini · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Tanzania, United Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Uganda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Zimbabwe · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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