Aleuritopteris leptolepis

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Aleuritopteris leptolepis (Fraser-Jenk.) Fraser-Jenk., Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes: 127 (2008).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes leptolepis Fraser-Jenk., Bot. Helv. 102(2): 144 (1992).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes leptolepidium Fraser-Jenk., Bot. Helv. 102(2): 144 (1992), nom. nud.
  • Leptolepidium leptolepis (Fraser-Jenk.) Kholia & Punetha, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 74: 184 (1995).
  • Hemionitis leptolepis (Fraser-Jenk.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 16 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula ?Yemen. Regional: China China South-Central (Sichuan, Yunnan), Tibet. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya (Bhutan, Sikkim), India (West Bengal), Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Uttaranchal). Regional: Indo-China Myanmar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. 2008. Taxonomic revision of three hundred Indian subcontinental pteridophytes with a revised census-list: a new picture of fern taxonomy and nomenclature in the Indian subcontinent. VIII + 685 pp., Bishen Singh, Dehra Dun. ISBN 978-81-211-0685-6 Reference page. 
• Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. 1992. The ferns and allies of the Far West Himalaya: some additions and corrections. Botanica Helvetica 102(2): 143–157. DOI: 10.5169/seals-70937 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Aleuritopteris leptolepis Accessed: 22 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Aleuritopteris leptolepis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Aleuritopteris leptolepis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Aleuritopteris leptolepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Feb 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Aleuritopteris leptolepis. Published online. Accessed: 22 Feb 2021.