Adiantum

Adiantum capillus-veneris L. (Cosmopolitan: Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Comoros, Corse, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Gulf States, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maryland, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Society Is., Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe as per POWO)

Adiantum caudatum L. (Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam as per POWO)

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Adiantum concinnum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (Introduced) (Mexico to Tropical America: Belize, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is. as per POWO)

Adiantum incisum Forssk. (Africa, Arabian Peninsula Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan): Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, China South-Central, Comoros, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe as per POWO)

        

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Adiantum hispidulum Sw. (Ethiopia to Limpopo, W. Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific: Caroline Is., Chatham Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Ethiopia, Fiji, India, Jawa, Kenya, Kermadec Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Society Is., South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Victoria, Western Australia, Zimbabwe; Introduced into: Alabama, Azores, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Madeira as per POWO)

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Adiantum latifolium Lam. (Introduced) (S. Mexico to Tropical America: Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central American Pac, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.; Introduced into: Andaman Is., Bangladesh, India, Malaya, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand as per POWO)

 

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Adiantum philippense L. (Tropical & Subtropical Old World: Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe as per POWO)

Adiantum raddianum C. Presl (Introduced) (Mexico to Tropical America: Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is. ; Introduced into: Assam, Azores, Belgium, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madeira, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, New Guinea, Northern Provinces, Portugal, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe as per POWO)

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Adiantum tibeticum Ching (Aghanistan to N. Xinjiang and Himalaya: Afghanistan, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO)

Adiantum trapeziforme L. (Introduced) (Mexico to Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, SE. & S. Brazil: Belize, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua; Introduced: Fiji, Florida, India, Malaya, Marquesas, Sri Lanka as per POWO)

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THE GENUS ADIANTUM L. FROM MAHARASHTRA: A NOTE ON ADDITION OF TWO SPECIES FOR MAHARSHTRA, INDIA. by S. Patil, S. Patil & M. Dongare
(ABSTRACT The genus Adiantum L. from Maharashtra is revised; seven species are recognized. Adiantum concinnum Willd. and A. poiretii Wikstr. are new records for Maharashtra, and are described and illustrated.) 

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Adiantum (Pteridaceae- ferns) page with comparative images:
Pl. go through‎ ‎‎Adiantum (Pteridaceae) page with comparative images of species in efloraofindia. On clicking the link of species, one can check the complete details.
I request you to pl. go through & point out mistakes, if any. I hope this will aid in identification in future. If anybody can send images of other species of this genus (for incorporation in the website), if any, or can identify unidentified images, it will be really nice. Pl. circulate it widely, for the benefit of all concerned.