Blotiella Explained

Blotiella is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1962.^{[1] [2] [3]} The genus was named in honor of Marie Laure Tardieu-Blot (1902–1998), who was a French pteridologist.^{[4] [5]}

It was first published in Contr. Gray Herb. vol.191 on page 96 in 1962 by Rolla Milton Tryon.

Species

As accepted by Kew;^[6]

1. - Rwanda to Burundi
2. - western tropical Africa
3. - Tanzania
4. - Madagascar
5. - Uganda to Angola
6. - central Africa
7. - Madagascar, E + S Africa
8. - Kenya, Tanzania
9. - Madagascar
10. - Madagascar
11. - Central - South America
12. - Madagascar
13. - Cameroon
14. - Madagascar
15. - E + SE + S Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros
16. - Madagascar
17. - Madagascar, tropical Africa
18. - Zambia
19. - Kenya, Tanzania
20. - Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic
21. - Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39671998#page/747/mode/1up Tryon, Rolla Milton. 1962. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 191: 96-100
2. http://www.tropicos.org/NamePage.aspx?nameid=40028420 Blotiella
3. http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00019p054.pdf Christenhusz et al. "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns"
4. Book: Crouch . Neil R. . Ferns of Southern Africa: A Comprehensive Guide . 2012 . Penguin Random House South Africa . 9781431701438 . 15 February 2019 . en.
5. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.
6. Web site: Blotiella R.M.Tryon Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 13 November 2022 . en.