Three new records of fern species (Polypodiopsida) in Senegal, from Dindefelo Falls, Kedougou region

Paterne Arnaud Bernard Mingou , Mathieu Gueye , Komla Elikplim Abotsi , Theophile Bayet (1) , Christophe Cambier , Germinal Rouhan (2)

1 UMMISCO - Unité de modélisation mathématique et informatique des systèmes complexes [Bondy]
2 ISYEB - Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité

Blotiella currorii (Hook.) R.M.Tryon. (Dennstaedtiaceae), Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.F.) Underw. (Gleicheniaceae), and Aleuritopteris farinosa (Forssk.) Fée (Pteridaceae) are reported for the first time in the flora of Senegal. They represent not only three more species but also two new families, Dennstaedtiaceae and Gleicheniaceae, for Senegal. Data on species, morphology, taxonomy, ecology, and geographic distribution are included. These three species were found in the interstices of the cliff of the 100-m Dindefelo Falls, which is in Kedougou region.

Keywords: Aleuritopteris farinosa; Blotiella currorii; Dennstaedtiaceae; Dicranopteris linearis; Dindefelo Falls; Gleicheniaceae; Pteridaceae; pteridophytes; West Africa

Domains: Systematics, Phylogenetics and taxonomy; Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE]; Biodiversity

Paterne Arnaud Bernard Mingou, Mathieu Gueye, Komla Elikplim Abotsi, Theophile Bayet, Christophe Cambier, et al.. Three new records of fern species (Polypodiopsida) in Senegal, from Dindefelo Falls, Kedougou region. Check List, 2021, 17, pp.923 - 930. ⟨10.15560/17.3.923⟩. ⟨mnhn-03260540⟩