Aleuritopteris farinosa

Taxonavigation edit

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Aleuritopteris
Species: Aleuritopteris farinosa

Name edit

Aleuritopteris farinosa (Forssk.) Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 154 (1852).

Synonyms edit

Basionym
- Pteris farinosa Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 187 (1775).
  - Type: Yemen, montium Hadiensium media inhabitant, P. Forsskål s.n. (Holotype: C, missing; isotype: LD).
Homotypic
- Cheilanthes farinosa (Forssk.) Kaulf., Enum. Filic.: 212 (1824).
- Allosorus farinosus (Forssk.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 153 (1836).
- Cassebeera farinosa (Forssk.) J.Sm., J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 159 (1841).
- Aleuritopteris farinosa (Forssk.) E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 1: 121 (1872), isonym.
- Hemionitis farinosa (Forssk.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 13 (2018).
Heterotypic
- Pteris decursiva Forssk., Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 186 (1775).
  - Type: Yemen, Al Hadiya, P. Forsskål s.n. (Holotype: C†).
  - Aleuritopteris decursiva (Forssk.) Saiki, J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 32(2): 85 (1984).
  - Hemionitis decursiva (Forssk.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 12 (2018).
- Pteris argyrophylla Sw., Syn. Fil.: 105 (1806)
  - Allosorus argyrophyllus (Sw.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 153 (1836).
  - Aleuritopteris argyrophylla (Sw.) Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 154 (1852).
  - Cheilanthes argyrophylla (Sw.) Cordem., Bull. Soc. Sci. Île Réunion 1890-91: 155 (1891).
  - Hemionitis argyrophylla (Sw.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 9 (2018).
- Cheilanthes farinosa var. deltoidea Bonap., Notes Pterid. 4: 77 (1917).
  - Type: Madagascar. ‘Haut Bemarivo. Forêt d’Analamaitso. Bois 800 mètres d’altitude, Août 1907’, H. Perrier de la Bâthie 7845 (Holotype: P 00466516, P 00466517, isotype: P 00466515).
- Aleuritopteris afra Pic.Serm., Webbia 27: 415 (1972 publ. 1973)
  - Type: ‘Tanzania: Kilimanjaro, presso la Bismark’s Hut. m 2.750 c., sulle roccie madide di acqua e ricoperte di muschi e Hymenophyllaceae, nella foresta umida montana a Podocarpus milanjanus, Hagenia abyssinica ed Ilex mitis. 8.VII.1956.’, R.E.G. Pichi Sermolli 5164 (Holotype: FI-PS 20647; isotypes: FI-PS 26285, K 000435466!, KYO, P 00466501).
- Aleuritopteris vandervekenii Pic.Serm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 53(1–2): 210 (1983).
  - Type: ‘Zaire, Parc Nat. des Virunga, massif du Karisimbi, petit vallon descendant du plateau de Rukumi, 3 km au SW du gîte, ± 3.330 m, ravin de 30 m, paroi humide et moussue à exposition W, 23.I.1972’, P.A.J.B. van der Veken 9139 (Holotype: GENT; FI-PS, isotype: LG).
  - Hemionitis vandervekenii (Pic.Serm.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 22 (2018).
- Aleuritopteris aethiopica Saiki, J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 32(2): 81 (1984)
  - Type: ‘Ethiopia, Shoa, 1 km N of main road bridge, 17 km S of Addis Ababa, Nov. 1961’, F.G. Meyer 7462, sphalm. 7642 (Holotype: BOL 128019; isotypes: BOL 128020, K 000435461).
  - Hemionitis aethiopica (Saiki) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 9 (2018).
- Aleuritopteris centroafricana Saiki, J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 32(2): 82 (1984).
  - Type: ‘Uganda, Kigezi (sphalm. Kigri) District, Virunga (sphalm. Kringi) Mts, W Muhavura, ± 3.350 m, Nov. 1954’, H.U. Stauffer 864 (Holotype: Z; isotype: K 000435464).
- Aleuritopteris flava Saiki, J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 32(2): 86 (1984), non A. argentea var. flava Ching 1981
  - Type: ‘Tanzania, Morogoro, Uluguru Mts., 1.250 m, Jan. 1933’, H.J. Schlieben 3223 (Holotype: Z).
- Aleuritopteris gigantea Saiki, J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 32(2): 86 (1984).
  - Type: Tanzania, Mt Meru, W Engere Narok, 1.760 m, July 1972, E. Zogg & Gassner 57/2 (Holotype: Z).
  - Hemionitis grandis Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 14 (2018)., nom. nov. for Aleuritopteris gigantea Saiki
- Aleuritopteris leptophylla Saiki, J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 32(2): 88 (1984).
  - Type: ‘Eritrea, Hamasen Dongallo, presso Ghinda, Mar. 1902’, A. Pappi 4172 (Holotype: Z; isotypes: K 000435459, K 000435460).
- Aleuritopteris longifrons Saiki, J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 32(2): 88 (1984).
  - Type: ‘Tanzania, Mt Meru, E Arusha Nat. Park, Merekamba, 2.500 m, Oct. 1973’, E. Zogg & H. Gassner 118/7 (Holotype: Z).
- Cheilanthes afromontana Jarrett, (unpubl.)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands (Bioko), Rwanda, Zaïre.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Fée, A.L.A. 1850–1852. Mémoires sur les Familles des Fougères; Cinquieme Mémoire, Genera Filicum. 387 pp., xxx pl., Paris / Strasbourg. BHL Reference page.

Additional references edit

Roux, J.P. 2009. Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23: 1–296. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-48-8. ARK: /t0ps2bc93 PDF Reference page.

Links edit

Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. (Version 11.3, last update Jan. 11th, 2021.). Aleuritopteris farinosa Accessed: 31 Jan 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aleuritopteris farinosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
Tropicos.org 2021. Aleuritopteris farinosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2021.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Aleuritopteris farinosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Aleuritopteris farinosa. Published online. Accessed: Jan 31 2021.