Estrella mollis

Taxonavigation

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

Estrella mollis (Kunze) Windham, Taxon 74(2): 278 (2025).

Basionym
- Notholaena mollis Kunze, Linnaea 9: 54 (1834).
  - Type: Chile, (Valparaiso), near Valparaiso, Playa Ancha, Poeppig (Holotype: LZ†).
Homotypic
- Cheilanthes mollis (Kunze) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 160 (1836).
- Hemionitis mollis (Kunze) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 18 (2018).
Heterotypic
- Notholaena sinuata Brack., U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 19 (1854) (non Kaulf. (1824)).
- Notholaena doradilla Colla, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 89: 46, t. 73 (1836).
  - Cheilanthes doradilla (Colla) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85-1): 133 nota (1913).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala (doubtful). Regional: Western South America Peru. Regional: Southern South America Chile Central (Coquimbo, O’Higgins, Santiago, Valparaíso), Chile North (Antofagasta, Atacama, Tarapacá). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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Presl, C.B. 1836. Tentamen Pteridographiae, seu genera filicacearum praesertim juxta venarum decursum et distributionem exposita. 290 pp., XII tab., Pragae [Prague]. BHL Reference page.
Kunze, G. 1834. Synopsis plantarum cryptogamicarum ab Eduardo Poeppig in Cuba Insula et in America Meridionali collectarum. Linnaea 9: 1–111. BHL Reference page.

Tryon, R.M. & Stolze, R.G. 1989. Pteridophyta of Peru. Part II: 13. Pteridaceae – 15. Dennstaedtiaceae. Fieldiana: Botany, new ser., 22: I–III, 1–128. BHL Reference page.

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Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Estrella mollis Accessed: 11 Apr 2023. Reference page.