Gaga decurrens

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Gaga decurrens (Mickel) Fay W.Li & Windham, Syst. Bot. 37(4): 856 (2012).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes decurrens Mickel, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88 (Pterid. Mexico): 191 (2004).
    • Typus: Guatemala: Volcán de Agua, Maxon & Hay 3709 (Holotype: NY)
• Homotypic
  • Hemionitis decurrens (Mickel) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 12 (2018).

Distribution

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

Publications

• 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 decurrens 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 decurrens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Gaga decurrens. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Gaga decurrens Accessed: 24 May 2023.