Gaga complanata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Gaga
Species: Gaga complanata

Name

Gaga complanata (A.R.Sm.) Fay W.Li & Windham, Syst. Bot. 37(4): 856 (2012).

• Typus: Mexico. Chiapas: Motozintla de Mendoza, Breedlove 41747 (Holotype: DS; isotypes: MEXU, MO).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes complanata A.R.Sm., Amer. Fern J. 70(1): 19, figs. 7–8 (1980).
• Homotypic
  • Hemionitis complanata (A.R.Sm.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 12 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Cheilanthes complanata var. interrupta Mickel, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88: 189 (fig. 77J–L) (2004).
    • Typus Mexico. Guerrero, Espin M. 149 (Holotype: NY; isotypes: ENCB, FCME).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas), Mexico Southwest (Guerrero, Oaxaca). Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala, Honduras. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Li, F.-W., Pryer, K.M. & Windham, M.D. 2012. Gaga, a new fern genus segregated from Cheilanthes (Pteridaceae). Systematic Botany 37(4): 845–860. DOI: 10.1600/036364412X656626 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Gaga complanata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Gaga complanata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Gaga complanata. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Gaga complanata Accessed: 24 May 2023.