Aleuritopteris paupercula

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Aleuritopteris paupercula (Christ) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 273 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris paupercula Christ, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 16(199–201): 131 (1906).
    • Typus: Western China, Jul 1903, E.H. Wilson 5275 (Holotype: P 00609082; isotypes: BM 001044082, GH 01154519, K 001057961, P 00609081)
• Homotypic
  • Pellaea paupercula (Christ) Ching, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 2: 203 (1931).
  • Mildella paupercula (Christ) C.C.Hall & Lellinger, Amer. Fern J. 57: 131 (1967).
  • Cheilanthes paupercula (Christ) Fraser-Jenk., Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 122 (2008).
  • Hemionitis paupercula (Kunze) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 19 (2018).
  • Cheilanthes christii Fraser-Jenk. & Yatsk., Indian Fern J. 27(1–2): 213 (2011), nom. nov.
  • Oeosporangium pauperculum (Christ) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar, Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 1: 265 (2016).
  • Hemionitis christii (Fraser-Jenk. & Yatsk.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 11 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Sichuan). 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aleuritopteris paupercula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Aleuritopteris paupercula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2025. Reference page.
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• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aleuritopteris paupercula. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Aleuritopteris paupercula Accessed: 2 May 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

中文: 凤尾旱蕨