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Asplenium prolongatum Hook.

Protruding spleenwort

Native records: 14 botanical areas

Assam, China South-Central, Hainan, 11 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 prolongatum

A perennial / epiphyte of subtropical climates. Native to China, India, Taiwan, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Japan and elsewhere.

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

Distribution areas

  • Bhutan

    • East HimalayaNative

  • China

    • China North-CentralNative
    • China South-CentralNative
    • China SoutheastNative
    • HainanNative
    • TibetNative

  • Hong Kong

    • China SoutheastNative

  • India

    • AssamNative
    • East HimalayaNative
    • IndiaNative

  • Japan

    • JapanNative

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Korea, Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic

    • LaosNative

  • Macao

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Myanmar

    • MyanmarNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • China SoutheastNative
    • TaiwanNative

  • Viet Nam

    • VietnamNative

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.

  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • Dwa Cold, dry winter, hot summer
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • Dfb Cold, no dry season, warm summer
  • Dwb Cold, dry winter, warm summer
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • Dfa Cold, no dry season, hot summer
  • Dwc Cold, dry winter, cold summer

The same climate occurs in 251 areas worldwide, 237 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

Protruding spleenwort

Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium

Other species in Asplenium

Sources

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

    Bhutan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Hong Kong · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    India · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Japan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Korea, Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Lao People's Democratic Republic · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Macao · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Myanmar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Taiwan, Province of China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Viet Nam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

Image information

  • Photograph of Asplenium prolongatum

    Daderot · Public domain · File page