Argyrochosma formosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Argyrochosma
Species: Argyrochosma formosa

Name

Argyrochosma formosa (Liebm.) Windham, Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 40 (1987).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Allosorus formosus Liebm., Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afh., ser. 2, 1: 220 (1849), nom. nov.
• Replaced synonym
  • Allosorus pulchellus M.Martens & Galeotti, Nouv. Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 15: 47, t. 10, f. 1 (1842) (non C. Presl (1836)).
    • Type: south of Sola, Oaxaca, Mexico, Galeotti 6352 (BR).
• Homotypic
  • Pellaea pulchella (M.Martens & Galeotti) Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 129 (1852).
  • Platyloma pulchellum (M.Martens & Galeotti) T.Moore, Index Fil. lxvi (1857).
  • Cincinalis pulchella (M.Martens & Galeotti) J.Sm., Ferns Brit. Foreign 178 (1866).
  • Pellaea formosa (Liebm.) Maxon, Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 24: 61 (1922).
  • Cassebeera pulchella (M.Martens & Galeotti) Kaulf. in Farwell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931).
  • Notholaena formosa (Liebm.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 179: 99, f. 58, map 67 (1956).
  • Cheilanthes formosa (Liebm.) Mickel & Beitel, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46 (Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca): 113 (1988).
  • Hemionitis formosa (Liebm.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 14 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México State, Puebla), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northeast (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas), Mexico Southwest (Guerrero, Oaxaca), Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Windham, M.D. 1987. Argyrochosma, a new genus of cheilanthoid ferns. American Fern Journal 77(2): 37–41. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 
• Tryon, R.M. 1956. A revision of the American species of Notholaena. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 179: 1–106. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Argyrochosma formosa Accessed: 22 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Argyrochosma formosa. 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. Argyrochosma formosa 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. Argyrochosma formosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Feb 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Argyrochosma formosa. Published online. Accessed: 22 Feb 2021.