Aleuritopteris belangeri

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Aleuritopteris belangeri (Bory) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 271 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris belangeri Bory in C.P.Bélanger, Voy. Indes Or., Bot. 2(1): 44 (1833).
    • Typus: Myanmar, Pégou, 1831, Belanger s.n. (Holotype: P 00523247).
• Homotypic
  • Pteridella belangeri (Bory) Mett. in F.A.M. Kuhn in C.C.von der Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): 16 (1879).
  • Cheilanthes belangeri (Bory) C.Chr., Index Filic.: 172 (1905).
  • Cheilosoria belangeri (Bory) Ching & K.H.Shing, Gloss. Terms Names Ferns: 39 (1982).
  • Oeosporangium belangeri (Bory) Fraser-Jenk., Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 1: 255 (2016).
  • Hemionitis belangeri (Bory) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 10 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris caespitosa Wall., Numer. List: n.° 90 (1829), nom. inval.
    • Typus: "Montes ad Sithet Dehlua" (isotype: PH 00022702)
    • Allosorus caespitosus C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 152 (1836).
  • Pteris varians Wall., Numer. List: n.° 86 (1829), nom. inval.
    • Original collection: "Montes Avae" 1826, Wallich
    • Cheilanthes varians Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 89 (1852).
    • Lectotype (designated by ?): Myanmar, Moulmaine, T. Lobb 391 (K 001044529).
  • Asplenium scandens Houlston & T.Moore, Gard. Mag. Bot. 3: 260 (1851).
    • Type locality: Java & Philippines; introduced by Veitch & sons
  • Cheilanthes griffithiana Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 157 (1852).
    • Typus: Malacca, Griffith (isotype: RB 00627240)
  • Cheilanthes malaccensis Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 157 (1852).
    • Typus: Philippines, Luzon, Zambales (not Malacca), Cuming 408 (isotype: RB 00627229)
  • Pellaea cambodiensis Baker, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5(2): 213 (1891).
    • Typus: Cambodia, [Toregeri]; Premiers contreforts des [vallom] des Montagne de Pursat, Jun 1875, Godefroy-Lebeuf 360 (Holotype: K 001057947)
    • Allosorus cambodiensis (Baker) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China Hainan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura), Bangladesh, India (West Bengal), Nepal. Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Malaya, Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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. 
• Fraser-Jenkins, C.R., Gandhi, K.N., Kholia, B.S. & Benniamin, A. 2016. An annotated checklist of Indian Pteridophytes; 1: Lycopodiaceae to Thelypteridaceae. viii + 562 pp., Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun. ISBN 978-81-211-0952-9. Reference page. 
• Bélanger, C. & Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. 1834. Voyage aux Indes-Orientales. Botanique IIe Partie. Cryptogamie. pp. 1–192. Paris: A. Bertrand. MDZ Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Aleuritopteris belangeri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Aleuritopteris belangeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jun 2023. Reference page.

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aleuritopteris belangeri. Published online. Accessed: 30 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Aleuritopteris belangeri Accessed: 30 Apr 2025. Reference page.