Cheilanthes viridis

Taxonavigation

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

Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw., Syn. Fil.: 127 (1806).

Basionym
- Pteris viridis Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 186 (1775).
  - Type: ‘Yemen, montium Hadiensium’, P. Forsskål s.n. (missing).
Homotypic
- Adiantum viride (Forssk.) Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 104 (1794).
- Pellaea viridis (Forssk.) Prantl, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 420 (1882).
- Pteridella viridis (Forssk.) Mett. in F.A.M.Kuhn in C.C. von der Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 16 (1879).
- Allosorus viridis (Forssk.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 ((1891).
- Cassebeera viridis (Forssk.) Kaulf. ex Farwell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931).
- Oeosporangium viride (Forssk.) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar, Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 1: 263 (2016).
- Hemionitis viridis (Forssk.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 22 (2018).
Heterotypic
- see Cheilanthes viridis var. viridis

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (Faial, Pico; introduced), Cape Verde (Fogo, Santo Antão, São Nicolau), Madeira (Madeira; introduced).
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Zaïre.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros (Mayotte), Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles (doubtful)
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India, Sri Lanka.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Queensland.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North.
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (Hawaiian Islands: Kauai, Oahu, Maui)
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Southeast (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo).

Swartz, O.P. 1806. Synopsis Filicum earum Genera et species. 445 pp. Kiliae. BHL Reference page.

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.
Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. 2021. Pteridaceae. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 30. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln. DOI: 10.7931/dtkj-x078 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cheilanthes viridis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 8. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Cheilanthes viridis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 May 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cheilanthes viridis. Published online. Accessed: 8 May 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Cheilanthes viridis Accessed: 8 May 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cheilanthes viridis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

English: green cliff brake

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