Gastoniella ascensionis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Gastoniella
Species: Gastoniella ascensionis

Name

Gastoniella ascensionis (Hook.) Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang, Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 109: 67 (2016).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Grammitis ascensionis Hook., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 10: t. 967 (1854).
• Homotypic
  • Gymnogramma ascensionis (Hook.) Hook., Sp. Fil. 5: 137 (1864).
  • Anogramma ascensionis (Hook.) Diels in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 258 (1899).
  • Pityrogramma ascensionis (Hook.) Domin, Spisy Přír. Fak. Karlovy Univ. 1928, 9: 48 (1929).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean Ascension. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Note: Regarded as extinct but rediscovered in 2009.

References

Primary references

• Zhang, L., Zhou, X.-M., Lu, N.T. & Zhang, L.-B. 2016. Phylogeny of the fern subfamily Pteridoideae (Pteridaceae; Pteridophyta), with the description of a new genus: Gastoniella. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 109: 59–72. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.037 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Gastoniella ascensionis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Gastoniella ascensionis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Gastoniella ascensionis. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Gastoniella ascensionis Accessed: 22 Aug 2023.

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