Cheilanthes pentagona

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Cheilanthes
Species: Cheilanthes pentagona

Name

Cheilanthes pentagona Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 152 (1982).

• Type: ‘South West Africa, Grootfontein, 5 mls east from Otavi, locally common in dolomite rock crevices, S aspect, 5200 ft, 16 July 1954’, E.A.C.L.E. Schelpe 4820 (Holotype: BOL 128017, BOL 128043; isotypes: GH, K 000435531, MO, PRE 0616533).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hemionitis pentagona (Schelpe & N.C.Anthony) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 20 (2018), nom. inval..

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Namibia, Northern Provinces (Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Northern Province) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Cheilanthes pentagona Accessed: 13 Apr 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cheilanthes pentagona in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cheilanthes pentagona. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cheilanthes pentagona. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr 2021.