Namaquapteris deltoidea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Namaquapteris
Species: Namaquapteris deltoidea
Subspecies: N. d. subsp. deltoidea – N. d. subsp. silicicola

Name

Namaquapteris deltoidea (Kunze) Windham & Pryer, Taxon 74(2): 278 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes deltoidea Kunze, Linnaea 10: 535 (1836).
    • Typus: Cape Province, Namaqualand, Zilverfontein, Drège s.n. (Holotype: LZ†; lectotype: K, isotypes: BOL).
• Homotypic
  • Pellaea deltoidea (Kunze) Baker in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil.: 146 (1867).
  • Allosorus deltoideus (Kunze) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891). "deltodeus"
  • Doryopteris deltoidea (Kunze) Diels in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 269 (1899).
  • Hemionitis deltoidea (Kunze) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 13 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Northern Cape, Western Cape), Namibia, Northern Provinces (Gauteng, Northern 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. 
• Kunze, G. 1836. Acotyledonearaum Africae australioris recensio nova. I. Filices. Linnaea 10(5): 481–570. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. & Anthony, N.C. 1986. Pteridophyta. In O.A. Leistner (ed.), Flora of Southern Africa: [i–iv], v–xv, 1–292. Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria. ISBN 0-621-08877-3, BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Namaquapteris deltoidea Accessed: 6 May 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Namaquapteris deltoidea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Namaquapteris deltoidea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 May 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Namaquapteris deltoidea. Published online. Accessed: 6 May 2025. Reference page.