Lytoneuron ornithopus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Lytoneuron
Species: Lytoneuron ornithopus
Varietates: L. o. var. ornithopus – L. o. var. pygmaeum

Name

Lytoneuron ornithopus (Mett. ex Hook. & Baker) Yesilyurt, Phytotaxa 221(2): 117 (2015).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris ornithopus Mett. ex Hook. & Baker, Syn. Fil.: 166 (1867).
    • Lectotype (designated by Tryon 1942: 29): Brazil. Minas Gerais: Diamond district, Jul 1840, G. Gardner 5298 (K 000633036).

• Homotypic
  • Doryopteris ornithopus (Mett. ex Hook. & Baker) J.Sm., Hist. Fil.: 289 (1875).
  • Hemionitis ornithopus (Mett. ex Hook. & Baker) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 18 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia. Regional: Brazil Brazil North (Pará), Brazil Northeast (Bahia), Brazil South (Paraná), Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Brazil West-Central (Brasília Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Yesilyurt, J.C., Barbará, T., Schneider, H., Russell, S., Culham, A. & Gibby, M. 2015. Identifying the generic limitis of the Cheilanthoid genus Doryopteris. Phytotaxa 221(2): 101–122. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.221.2.1 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Smith-Braga, N.S. & Schwartsburd, P.B. 2020. Lytoneuron (Pteridaceae) of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, Brazil, including three new combinations and descriptions of two new taxa. Brittonia 72(4): 362–380. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-020-09614-z Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lytoneuron ornithopus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lytoneuron ornithopus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lytoneuron ornithopus. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Lytoneuron ornithopus Accessed: 29 May 2023.