| Adiantum incisum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Adiantum |
| Species: | A. incisum |
| Binomial name | |
| Adiantum incisum | |
| Subspecies | |
| |
Adiantum incisum is a species of fern in the Vittarioideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. It is a perennial or lithophyte native to western, southern, and eastern tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, and south-central China. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Two subspecies are accepted:
- Adiantum incisum subsp. incisum (synonyms Adiantum capillus-gorgonis Webb, A. caudatum var. capillus-gorgonis (Webb) Cout., A. caudatum var. laciniatum Bonap., A. sinicum Ching, and A. vestitum Wall.) – western, southern, and eastern tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, and south-central China
- Adiantum incisum subsp. indicum (J.Ghatak) Fraser-Jenk. (synonyms Adiantum indicum J.Ghatak A. recurvatum D.Don, A. caudatum var. flabellatum B.K.Nayar, and A. recurvatum (D.Don) Fraser-Jenk.) – India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
The species is assessed as endangered by the IUCN Red List under the synonym Adiantum indicum, with a distribution limited to China.
_(6306109186).jpg){kind=small}