Pellaeopsis leachii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Pellaeopsis
Species: Pellaeopsis leachii

Name

Pellaeopsis leachii (Schelpe) Windham, Taxon 74(2): 280 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Notholaena leachii Schelpe, J. S. African Bot. 30: 185, f. 1a (1964).
    • Type: ‘Mozambique, Mozambique district, Ribauè, 1 1/2 miles SW of Poste Agricola; locally common around boulder bases on S. aspect of granite hill, 1800 ft. alt. 21. vii. 1962’, E.A.C.L.E. Scheipe & L.C. Leach 6973 (Holotype: BOL 128013; isotypes: K 0004355161, K 0004355171, SRGH).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes leachii (Schelpe) Schelpe, Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 41: 212 (1967).
  • Hemionitis leachii (Schelpe) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 16 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. 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. 1967. New Taxa of Pteridophyta from South East Tropical Africa. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana 41: 203–217. Full volume PDF (180 MB) 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. . Pellaeopsis leachii Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pellaeopsis leachii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Pellaeopsis leachii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pellaeopsis leachii. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.