Myriopteris alabamensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Myriopteris
Species: Myriopteris alabamensis

Name

Myriopteris alabamensis (Buckley) Grusz & Windham, PhytoKeys 32: 55 (2013).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris alabamensis Buckley, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 177 (1843).
    • Typus: USA. Alabama: Growing in tufts on limestone rocks that form the banks of the Tennessee River, at the foot of Muscle Shoals, Buckley s.n. (Holotype: PH; isotypes: MO, NY).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes alabamensis (Buckley) Kunze, Linnaea 20: 4 (1847).
  • Pellaea alabamensis (Buckley) Baker, Syn. Fil.: 148 (1867).
  • Allosorus alabamensis (Buckley) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891).
  • Cheilanthes microphylla var. alabamensis (Buckley) Davenp., Bot. Gaz. 19: 396 (1894).
  • Allosorus alabamensis (Buckley) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 284 (1931), comb. superfl.
  • Hemionitis alabamensis (Buckley) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 9 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (Puebla), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northeast (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas), Mexico Northwest (Sonora), Mexico Southeast (Oaxaca). Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Jamaica. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Grusz, A.L. & Windham, M.D. 2013. Toward a monophyletic Cheilanthes: The resurrection and recircumscription of Myriopteris (Pteridaceae). PhytoKeys 32: 49–64. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.32.6733 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Myriopteris alabamensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Myriopteris alabamensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Myriopteris alabamensis. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Myriopteris alabamensis Accessed: 31 May 2023.