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Asplenium obtusatum G.Forst.

Asplenium obtusatum

Native records: 6 botanical areas

Antipodean Is., Crozet Is., Chatham Is., 3 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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An epiphyte of temperate climates. Native to New Zealand, French Southern Territories, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

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

Distribution areas

  • French Southern Territories

    • Crozet Is.Native

  • New Zealand

    • Antipodean Is.Native
    • Chatham Is.Native
    • New Zealand NorthNative
    • New Zealand SouthNative

  • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

    • Tristan da CunhaNative

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
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • Cfc Temperate, no dry season, cold summer

The same climate occurs in 33 areas worldwide, 27 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).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Asplenium obtusatum is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.677, left column, line 18

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium

Other species in Asplenium

Sources

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

    French Southern Territories · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    New Zealand · 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

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