Astrolepis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Astrolepis
Species: A. cochisensis – A. crassifolia – A. deltoidea – A. integerrima – A. laevis – A. obscura – A. sinuata – A. windhamii

Name

Astrolepis D.M.Benham & Windham, Amer. Fern J. 82: 55 (1992).

• Type species: Astrolepis sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) D.M.Benham & Windham

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Oklahoma. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Georgia. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest, Chile North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Benham, D.M. & Windham, M.D. 1992. Generic Affinities of the Star-Scaled Cloak Ferns. American Fern Journal 82(2): 47–58. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Astrolepis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Astrolepis. 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 1. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Astrolepis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Astrolepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Feb 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Astrolepis. Published online. Accessed: 1 Feb 2021.