Choristosoria botswanae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Choristosoria
Species: Choristosoria botswanae

Name

Choristosoria botswanae (Schelpe & N.C.Anthony) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 276 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes botswanae Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 151 (1982).
    • Type: “Botswana, Ootse Hills, 25 miles SE of Gaborone, SE Botswana, 4000 ft, 30-6-1974”, RJ. Mott 292 (Holotype: BOL 128009; isotypes: GH, K 000435524, PRE 0612424, SRGH, UBLS).
• Homotypic
  • Hemionitis botswanae (Schelpe & N.C.Anthony) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 10 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Northern Provinces (Northern Province, North-West Province). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schuettpelz, E., Windham, M.D., Prado, J., Hooper, E.A., Yatskievych, G.A., Huiet, L., Picard, K.T. & Pryer, K.M. 2025. A phylogenetically informed generic reclassification of the hemionitid ferns (Pteridaceae: Cheilanthoideae). Taxon 74(2): 260–291. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13314 Reference page. 
• Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. & Anthony, N.C. 1982. New species and new combinations in African Pteridophyta and Orchidaceae. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 10: 143–161. 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. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Choristosoria botswanae Accessed: 5 May 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Choristosoria botswanae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 5. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Choristosoria botswanae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 May 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Choristosoria botswanae. Published online. Accessed: 5 May 2025. Reference page.