Aleuritopteris acrostica

Aleuritopteris acrostica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Aleuritopteris
Species: Aleuritopteris acrostica

Name

Aleuritopteris acrostica (Balb.) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 270 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris acrostica Balb., Elenco: 98 (1801).
    • Type locality: Italy: Piedmont [Piemonte], Mompantero / Susa area near Turin [Torino]. Protologue: “In muris sub-humidis vineas di Monpantero circumeuntibus secus viam in medium sitam haud procul a Segusio”
    • Lectotypus (designated by Nardi & Reichstein 1985: 138): “Polypodium ilvense Bell. I puto esse potius novam plantam pteridis genus” from the area of Mompantero near Susa (TO).
• Homotypic
  • Adiantum pusillum Willd. ex Bernh., Neues J. Bot. 1(2): 36 (1805), nom. illeg. nom. superfl..
  • Allosorus pusillus (Willd. ex Bernh.) Bernh., Neues J. Bot. 1(2): 36 (1805), nom. illeg. nom. superfl..
  • Cheilanthes odora Sw., Syn. Fil. (Kiliae): 127 (1806), nom. illeg. nom. superfl..
  • Adiantum odorum (Sw.) DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., éd. 3. 5: 237 (1815), nom. illeg. nom. superfl..
  • Cheilanthes acrostica (Balb.) Tod., Giorn. Sci. Nat. Econ. Palermo 1: 215 (seors 10) (1866).
  • Cheilanthes fragrans var. acrostica (Balb.) Fiori, Fl. Ital. Crypt. 5: 267 (1943).
  • Cheilanthes pteridioides subsp. acrostica (Balb.) O.Bolòs, Vigo, Masalles & Ninot, Fl. Man. Països Catalans 1213 (1990).
  • Allosorus acrosticus (Balb.) Christenh., Willdenowia 42(2): 284 (2012).
  • Oeosporangium pteridioides subsp. acrosticum (Balb.) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar, Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 1: 259 (2016).
  • Oeosporangium acrosticum (Balb.) L.Sáez & Aymerich, Orsis 31: 33 (2017).
  • Hemionitis atreyu Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 10 (2018), nom. nov. nom. superfl. for Cheilanthes acrostica (Balb.) Tod.
  • Hemionitis acrostica (Balb.) Mosyakin, Phytotaxa 373(2): 165 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Cheilanthes fragrans var. paleacea Pamp., Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1914: 11 (1914).
    • Cheilanthes pteridioides f. paleacea (Pamp.) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 1: 71 (1952).
• Misapplied names (very often)
  • Cheilanthes pteridioides auct. non Cheilanthes pteridioides (Reichard) C.Chr., Index Filic. 178 (1905) (the real Cheilanthes pteridioides was then often called Cheilanthes maderensis Lowe).
  • Cheilanthes fragrans auct. non Cheilanthes fragrans Sw.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Northwest Balkan Peninsula (Croatia), Sicilia (Sicily). Regional: Eastern Europe Krym, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Cape Verde (Fogo), Madeira (Madeira). Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Ethiopia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan. Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine (Israel), Sinai, Türkiye. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan, West Himalaya (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Hybrids

• Aleuritopteris × malacitensis (Rasbach & Reichst.) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 272 (2025).
• Aleuritopteris × marchettiana (Rasbach, Reichst. & Schneller) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 272 (2025).

References

Primary references

• Schuettpelz, E., Windham, M.D., Prado, J., Hooper, E.A., Yatskievych, G.A., Huiet, L., Picard, K.T. & Pryer, K.M. 2025. A phylogenetically informed generic reclassification of the hemionitid ferns (Pteridaceae: Cheilanthoideae). Taxon 74(2): 260–291. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13314 Reference page. 
• Sáez, L. & Aymerich, P. 2017. New nomenclatural combinations in vascular plants. Orsis 31: 31–35. DOI: 10.5565/rev/orsis.48 Reference page. 
• Balbis, G.B. 1801. Elenco delle piante crescenti nei contorni di Torino. 102 pp., Stampa Filantropica, Torino. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Nardi, E. & Reichstein, T. 1985. Nomenclatural notes on Cheilanthes pteridioides (Reichard) C. Chr. (Sinopteridaceae, Pteridophyta). Webbia 39(1): 135–139. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1985.10670363 Reference page. 
• Mosyakin, S.L. 2018. On Hemionitis atreyu, an invalid and unnecessary name, and on the correct name for that species if placed in Hemionitis (Pteridaceae subfam. Cheilanthoideae). Phytotaxa 373(2): 164–168. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.373.2.7 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Aleuritopteris acrostica. Accessed: 30 Apr 2025.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aleuritopteris acrostica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Aleuritopteris acrostica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Apr 2025.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Allosorus acrosticus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 6.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aleuritopteris acrostica. Published online. Accessed: 30 Apr 2025. Reference page.

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