Aleuritopteris welwitschii

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Aleuritopteris welwitschii (Hook. ex Baker) Ching, Hongkong Naturalist 10: 202 (1941).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes welwitschii Hook. ex Baker, Syn. Fil.: 142 (1867).
    • Type: ‘Angola, Pungo Andongo, 1400–3800 p. alt. In montibus gneisicis, Dec. 1856’, F.M.J. Welwitsch 148 (Lectotype: K 000435475, K 000435476, designated by Schelpe (1969: 69).
• Homotypic
  • Hemionitis welwitschii (Hook. ex Baker) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 23 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Cheilanthes mossambicensis Schelpe, J. S. African Bot. 30: 183, f. 1b (1964).
    • Type: ‘Moçambique, Moçambique district, Ribauè, 11/2 mls. S.W. of Poste Agricola; locally abundant in overhung horizontal N.W. aspect crevice on granite hill, 1800 ft. alt. 20.vii.1952’, E.A.C.L.E. Schelpe & L.C. Leach 11421 (Holotype: BOL 128021; isotypes: K 000435478, K 000435479, SRGH).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ching, R.-C. 1941. The studies of Chinese ferns – XXXI. Aleuritopteris Fée. Hong Kong Naturalist 10(3–4): 194–204. Preview Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Aleuritopteris welwitschii Accessed: 23 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Aleuritopteris welwitschii. 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 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Aleuritopteris welwitschii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Aleuritopteris welwitschii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Aleuritopteris welwitschii. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2021.