Adiantopsis dichotoma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Adiantopsis
Species: Adiantopsis dichotoma

Name

Adiantopsis dichotoma (Cav.) T.Moore, Index Fil. 17 (1857).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris dichotoma Cav. in Sw., Syn. Fil. 335 (1806).
    • Typus: Ecuador. ‘‘Regnum Quitense: Mte. St. Antonii,’’ 1804, L. Née s.n. [expedición Malaspina] (Holotypus: S, photo: SI; isotypus: MA, photo: SI).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes dichotoma (Cav.) Sw., Syn. Fil. 129, 335 (1806).
  • Adiantum dichotomum (Cav.) Poir., Encycl. Suppl. 1: 144 (1810).
  • Pellaea dichotoma (Cav.) Prantl, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 420 (1882).
  • Hemionitis dichotoma (Sw.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 13 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Cheilanthes flexuosissima Baker, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 212 (1891).
    • Typus: Brasil. Rio de Janeiro: Apr. 1875, A.F.M. Glaziou 1482 (Holotypus: K 000633266; isotypus: P).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil South (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul), Brazil Southeast (São Paulo). Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (Corrientes, Misiones), Paraguay, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moore, T. 1857–1862. Index filicum: a synopsis, with characters, of the genera, and an enumeration of the species of ferns, with synonymes, references &c. &c. clxii + 396 pp., 84 pl., William Pamplin, London. BHL Internet Archive Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ponce, M.M. & Scataglini, M.A. 2012. Nuevas Combinaciones en Adiantopsis (Pteridaceae, Cheilantheae) de América del Sur. Novon 22(1): 62–66. DOI: 10.3417/2010059 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantopsis dichotoma Accessed: 19 Feb 2021. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Adiantopsis dichotoma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Adiantopsis dichotoma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Feb 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Adiantopsis dichotoma. Published online. Accessed: 19 Feb 2021. Reference page.