Terrestrial (used in the Pteridophyta and Orchidaceae only)

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

FamilySpeciesComment
Adiantaceae Adiantum capillus-veneris
Adiantaceae Adiantum incisum
Adiantaceae Adiantum lunulatum
Adiantaceae Adiantum poiretii
Adiantaceae Adiantum soboliferum
Anemiaceae Anemia angolensis
Aspleniaceae Asplenium aethiopicum
Aspleniaceae Asplenium anisophyllum
Aspleniaceae Asplenium cordatum
Aspleniaceae Asplenium friesiorum
Aspleniaceae Asplenium inaequilaterale
Aspleniaceae Asplenium protensum
Aspleniaceae Asplenium unilaterale
Blechnaceae Blechnum tabulare
Blechnaceae Stenochlaena tenuifolia
Cyatheaceae Cyathea dregei
Cyatheaceae Cyathea manniana
Cyatheaceae Cyathea thomsonii
Dennstaedtiaceae Blotiella currorii
Dennstaedtiaceae Blotiella natalensis
Dennstaedtiaceae Histiopteris incisa
Dennstaedtiaceae Microlepia speluncae
Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum subsp. centrali-africanum
Dryopteridaceae Ctenitis cirrhosa
Dryopteridaceae Didymochlaena spinulosa
Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris athamantica
Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris pentheri
Equisetaceae Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum
Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris linearis
Gleicheniaceae Gleichenia polypodioides
Hymenophyllaceae Abrodictyum rigidum
Hymenophyllaceae Vandenboschia gigantea
Isoetaceae Isoetes aequinoctialis
Lindsaeaceae Lonchitis occidentalis
Lycopodiaceae Lycopodiella cernua
Lycopodiaceae Lycopodiella sarcocaulon
Lycopodiaceae Lycopodium clavatum
Marsileaceae Marsilea coromandelina
Marsileaceae Marsilea farinosa subsp. farinosa
Marsileaceae Marsilea macrocarpa
Marsileaceae Marsilea minuta var. minuta
Marsileaceae Marsilea nubica var. nubica
Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis biserrata
Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis undulata
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum costatum
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum gomezianum
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum gracillimum
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum lancifolium
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum latifolium
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum lusoafricanum
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum polyphyllum
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum reticulatum
Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum rubellum
Orchidaceae Bonatea steudneri
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis buchananii
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis lastii
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis ovata subsp. welwitschii
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis pleistophylla subsp. pleistophylla
Orchidaceae Brachycorythis tenuior
Orchidaceae Calanthe sylvatica
Orchidaceae Centrostigma occultans
Orchidaceae Corymborkis corymbis
Orchidaceae Cynorkis anacamptoides var. anacamptoides
Orchidaceae Cynorkis debilis
Orchidaceae Disa aequiloba
Orchidaceae Disa eminii
Orchidaceae Disa engleriana
Orchidaceae Disa equestris
Orchidaceae Disa erubescens subsp. erubescens
Orchidaceae Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii
Orchidaceae Disa hircicornis
Orchidaceae Disa ochrostachya
Orchidaceae Disa ornithantha
Orchidaceae Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii
Orchidaceae Disperis anthoceros
Orchidaceae Disperis leuconeura
Orchidaceae Disperis reichenbachiana
Orchidaceae Eulophia angolensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia coeloglossa
Orchidaceae Eulophia cucullata
Orchidaceae Eulophia flavopurpurea
Orchidaceae Eulophia fridericii
Orchidaceae Eulophia gonychila
Orchidaceae Eulophia guineensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia hians var. nutans
Orchidaceae Eulophia horsfallii
Orchidaceae Eulophia katangensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia livingstoneana
Orchidaceae Eulophia longisepala
Orchidaceae Eulophia monile
Orchidaceae Eulophia mumbwaensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia nyasae
Orchidaceae Eulophia orthoplectra
Orchidaceae Eulophia penduliflora
Orchidaceae Eulophia rhodesiaca
Orchidaceae Eulophia schweinfurthii
Orchidaceae Eulophia seleensis
Orchidaceae Eulophia speciosa
Orchidaceae Eulophia stachyodes
Orchidaceae Eulophia streptopetala
Orchidaceae Eulophia tuberculata
Orchidaceae Eulophia venulosa
Orchidaceae Habenaria holubii
Orchidaceae Habenaria lindblomii
Orchidaceae Habenaria macrura
Orchidaceae Habenaria stenorhynchos
Orchidaceae Habenaria tentaculigera
Orchidaceae Habenaria uhehensis
Orchidaceae Habenaria zambesina
Orchidaceae Nervilia stolziana
Orchidaceae Orthochilus adenoglossus
Orchidaceae Orthochilus mechowii
Orchidaceae Orthochilus milnei
Orchidaceae Orthochilus nuttii
Orchidaceae Orthochilus odontoglossus
Orchidaceae Polystachya dendrobiiflora
Orchidaceae Satyrium buchananii
Osmundaceae Osmunda regalis
Parkeriaceae Acrostichum aureum
Polypodiaceae Microsorum punctatum
Polypodiaceae Microsorum scolopendria
Pteridaceae Actiniopteris pauciloba
Pteridaceae Actiniopteris radiata
Pteridaceae Anogramma leptophylla
Pteridaceae Pityrogramma calomelanos var. aureoflava
Pteridaceae Pteris catoptera
Pteridaceae Pteris cretica
Pteridaceae Pteris dentata
Pteridaceae Pteris friesii
Pteridaceae Pteris hamulosa
Pteridaceae Pteris vittata
Selaginellaceae Selaginella afrorum
Selaginellaceae Selaginella dregei
Selaginellaceae Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica
Selaginellaceae Selaginella kraussiana
Selaginellaceae Selaginella mittenii
Selaginellaceae Selaginella njamnjamensis
Selaginellaceae Selaginella versicolor
Sinopteridaceae Aleuritopteris farinosa
Sinopteridaceae Aleuritopteris welwitschii
Sinopteridaceae Cheilanthes angustifrondosa
Sinopteridaceae Cheilanthes hirta
Sinopteridaceae Cheilanthes inaequalis
Sinopteridaceae Cheilanthes schimperi
Sinopteridaceae Cheilanthes viridis var. glauca
Sinopteridaceae Doryopteris concolor
Sinopteridaceae Pellaea calomelanos var. calomelanos
Sinopteridaceae Pellaea doniana
Sinopteridaceae Pellaea dura var. dura
Sinopteridaceae Pellaea pectiniformis
Tectariaceae Arthropteris monocarpa
Tectariaceae Arthropteris orientalis
Tectariaceae Tectaria gemmifera
Thelypteridaceae Amauropelta bergiana var. bergiana
Thelypteridaceae Ampelopteris prolifera
Thelypteridaceae Christella chaseana
Thelypteridaceae Christella dentata
Thelypteridaceae Christella friesii
Thelypteridaceae Christella gueintziana
Thelypteridaceae Christella hispidula
Thelypteridaceae Christella microbasis
Thelypteridaceae Cyclosorus interruptus
Thelypteridaceae Pneumatopteris afra
Thelypteridaceae Pseudocyclosorus pulcher
Thelypteridaceae Thelypteris confluens
Woodsiaceae Athyrium schimperi
Number of species: 166


Copyright: The Tanzania flora team, 2026

The Tanzania flora team (2026). Flora of Tanzania: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Terrestrial (used in the Pteridophyta and Orchidaceae only).
https://www.tanzaniaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=22, retrieved 13 November 2026

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