Cheilanthes involuta var. obscura

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Cheilanthes
Species: Cheilanthes involuta
Varietas: Cheilanthes involuta var. obscura

Name

Cheilanthes involuta var. obscura (N.C.Anthony) N.C.Anthony, Contr. Bolus Herb. 11: 146 (1984).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pellaea viridis var. obscura N.C.Anthony, Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 154 (1982).
    • Type: ‘Basutoland, Maseru, Devils Mountain, 8.800 ft, 17 July 1955’, Bowmaker 59 (Holotype: BOL 128012).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes viridis var. obscura N.C.Anthony, Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 154 (1982), p.p.
  • Pellaea involuta var. obscura (N.C.Anthony) Verdc., Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Adiant. 18 (2002).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Zaïre. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Socotra. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape), Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Northern Province). Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Anthony, N.C. 1984. A revision of the southern African species of Cheilanthes Swartz and Pellaea Link. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 11: 1–293. 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. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Cheilanthes involuta var. obscura Accessed: 17 Mar 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cheilanthes involuta var. obscura in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cheilanthes involuta var. obscura. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Mar 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cheilanthes involuta var. obscura. Published online. Accessed: 17 Mar 2021.