Myriopteris mexicana

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Myriopteris mexicana (Davenp.) Grusz & Windham, PhytoKeys 32: 58 (2013).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes mexicana Davenp., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 227 (1888).
    • Type: Mexico. Chihuahua: on the verge of a high cliff near the summit of Potrero Peak (Santa Eulalia Mts.), October 1886, 7300 ft., Pringle 827 (Holotype: GH; isotypes: MO, BR, DS, NY, P, UC, US, YU).
• Homotypic
  • Hemionitis mexicana (Davenp.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 17 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México Distrito Federal, México State), Mexico Northeast (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas), Mexico Southwest (Jalisco). Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala. 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 mexicana 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 mexicana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Myriopteris mexicana. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Myriopteris mexicana Accessed: 31 May 2023.