Argyrochosma nivea

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Argyrochosma nivea (Poir.) Windham, Amer. Fern J. 77: 41 (1987).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris nivea Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 718 (1804).
• Homotypic
  • Acrostichum niveum (Poir.) Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 212 (1827).
  • Cincinalis nivea (Poir.) Desv., Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 313 (1811).
  • Gymnogramma nivea (Poir.) Mett., Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 3, 1: 7 (1859).
  • Notholaena nivea (Poir.) Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 1: 93 (1813).
  • Pellaea nivea (Poir.) Prantl, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 417 (1882).
  • Hemionitis nivea (Poir.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 18 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Acrostichum albidulum Cav. ex Sw., Syn. Fil.: 16, 205 (1806).
    • Notholaena albidula (Cav. ex Sw.) J.W.Sturm, Abh. Naturhist. Ges. Nürnberg 1(Heft 2): 166 (1858), comb. inval., pro syn., not explicitly named PDF
  • Notholaena nivea var. oblongata Griseb., Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 342 (1879).
  • Cincinalis tarapacana Phil., Anales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 1891: 91 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, La Pampa), Argentina Northwest (Catamarca, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, Santiago del Estero, San Juan, San Luis, Tucumán), Chile North (Antofagasta, Tarapacá). 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. 

Links

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