Christella arida
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Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Thailand (Thailand present); Vietnam (Vietnam present), N. Queensland present, N.W. India present, New Caledonia present, New Hebrides present, Pacific: Fiji (Fiji present); Samoa (Samoa present), southern China present
N.W. India to southern China, Thailand and Vietnam; throughout Malesia: N. Queensland, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa.
Notes
Reports on the distribution of this species are often erroneous because it has been con- fused with Sphaerostephanos invisus and S. unitus which have a similar habit (see Holttum in Allertonia, 1977). Loyal found a plant in North India to be diploid; some specimens are possibly hybrids with C. subpubescens.
Citation
Racib. 1898 – In: Fl. Btzg. p 125
Backer & Posth. 1939: Varenfl. Java. p 50
Bedd. 1883: Handb. p 212
Morton 1974 – In: Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. p 335
Holttum 1955: p. 259. – In: Rev. Fl. Malaya. f. 146
Holttum 1977: 172, 225. – In: Allertonia. f. 9A.
v.A.v.R. 1908: Handb. p 212
Copel. 1960: Fern Fl. Philip. p 362
Holttum 1976 – In: Kew Bull. p 320