Cheilanthes quadripinnata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Cheilanthes
Species: Cheilanthes quadripinnata

Name

Cheilanthes quadripinnata (Forssk.) Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 74 (1868).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris quadripinnata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 186 (1775).
    • Type: ‘Yemen, montium Hadiensium’, P. Forsskål s.n. (missing).
• Homotypic
  • Allosorus quadripinnatus (Forssk.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 154 (1836).
  • Pteridella quadripinnata (Forssk.) Mett. in F.A.M. Kuhn in C.C. von der Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 16 (1879).
  • Pellaea quadripinnata (Forssk.) Prantl, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8: 420 (1882).
  • Hemionitis quadripinnata (Forssk.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 20 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris consobrina Kunze, Linnaea 10: 526 (1836).
    • Type: ‘In rupium fissuris montium Witbergen, Jan.’, J.F. Drège 8827 (Lectotype: B 20 0000391, designated by Anthony (1984: 172, 173)).
    • Allosorus consobrinus (Kunze) Pappe & Rawson, Syn. Fil. Afr. Austr. 31 (1858).
    • Pellaea consobrina (Kunze) Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 145, t. 117 A (1858).
  • Cheilanthes atherstonei Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 107 (1852).
    • Type: ‘District of Somerset, S. Africa’, W.G. Atherstone s.n. (Holotype: K).
  • Cheilanthes firma T.Moore, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 225 (1853).
    • Type: Natal, R.W. Plant 318 (Holotype: BM; isotype: K 000435566).
  • Cheilanthes linearis T.Moore, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 228 (1853).
    • Type: Natal, R.W. Plant s.n. (Holotype: BM).
  • Cheilanthes triangula Kunze, Linnaea 10: 536 (1836).
    • Type: “Compasberg, in rupestribus umbrosis, 5–6000 ped.”, J.F. Drège s.n. (LZ†; lectotype: B 20 0000393, designated by Anthony (1984: 172, 173); isolectotypes: BM, L).
  • Pellaea contracta Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 129 (1852).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Rwanda. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape, Western Cape), Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Northern Province) Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuhn, F.A.M. 1868. Filices Africanae. Revisio critica omnium hucusque cognitorum cormophytorum Africae indigenorum additamentis Braunianis novisque Africanis speciebus ex reliquiis Mettenianis adaucta. Accedunt Filices Deckenianae et Petersianae. 233 pp., W. Engelmann, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL 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. . Cheilanthes quadripinnata Accessed: 15 Apr 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cheilanthes quadripinnata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cheilanthes quadripinnata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cheilanthes quadripinnata. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr 2021.