Aleuritopteris pteridioides

Aleuritopteris pteridioides

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Aleuritopteris pteridioides (Reichard) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 273 (2025).

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Polypodium fragrans L., Mant. Pl. Altera: 307 (1771), nom. illeg. non L. (1753)
    • Protologue locality: "Habitat in Gallia australi Baro Capucinus; ad muros Funschal. Koenig."
    • Typus: König s.n., Herb. Linn. No. 1251.33 LINN, designated by Panigrahi & Basu, Taxon 31: 103 (1982).
• Basionym
  • Polypodium pteridioides Reichard, Syst. Pl. 4: 424 (1780), nom. nov.
• Homotypic
  • Adiantum fragrans (L.) L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 447 (1781), nom. illeg.
  • Pteris fragrans (L.) Lag. in Garcia & Clem., Anal. Ci. Nat. 5: 158 (1802).
  • Cheilanthes fragrans (L.) Sw., Syn. Fil. (Kiliae): 127, (1806), nom. illeg.
  • Cheilanthes fragrans (L.) Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 452 (1847).
  • Cheilanthes pteridioides (Reichard) C.Chr., Index Filic.: 178 (1905).
  • Allosorus fragrans (L.) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 284 (1911).
  • Allosorus pteridioides (Reichard) Christenh., Willdenowia 42(2): 284 (2012).
  • Oeosporangium pteridioides (Reichard) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar, Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 1: 258 (2016).
  • Hemionitis pteridioides (Reichard) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 19 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Polypodium pteryoides Bory, Ess. Isles Fortun.: 311 (1803).
    • Type locality: Canary Islands and Funchal, Madeira
  • Allosorus pusillus Bernh. in Schrader, Neues J. Bot. 12: 36 (1806).
    • Adiantum pusillum Willd. ex Bernh. in Schrader, Neues J. Bot. 12: 36 (1806).
  • Cheilanthes suaveolens Sw., Syn. Fil.: 127 (1806), nom. superfl.
  • Adiantum odoratum Poir. in J. Lamarck & al., Encycl. Suppl. 1: 142 (1810).
  • Adiantum suaveolens Poir. in J. Lamarck & al., Encycl. Suppl. 1: 142 (1810).
    • Type locality: Barbarie, Anatolia.
  • Cheilanthes microphylla Buch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1816-17. 360 (1819), nom. nud.
  • Adiantum pusillum All. in C.Pollini, Fl. Veron. 3: 293 (1824).
    • Type locality: "nascitur ad muros et rupes humidas circa Segusium et Augustam Praetoriam (Balbis), atque in Liguria orientali (Viviani)."
  • Cheilanthes maderensis Lowe, J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 26 (1834).
    • Typus: Funchal, 4 Feb 1827, R.T. Lowe (Holotype: K)
    • Cheilanthes fragrans var. maderensis (Lowe) Milde, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 24(18): 137 (1866).
    • Cheilanthes pteridiodes var. maderensis (Lowe) Trab., Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc. 8(1): 164 (1924).
    • Cheilanthes pteridioides f. maderensis (Lowe) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 1: 71 (1952).
    • Cheilanthes fragrans subsp. maderensis (Lowe) Benl, Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 6: 33 (1966).
    • Cheilanthes pteridioides subsp. maderensis (Lowe) O.Bolòs, Vigo, Masalles & Ninot, Fl. Man. Països Catalans 1213 (1990).
    • Hemionitis maderensis (Lowe) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 17 (2018).
  • Cheilanthes squamosa Heer & Regel, Linnaea 24: 174 (1851).
  • Negripteris quezelii Tardieu in Quezel, Mission Bot. Tibesti 92, t. 1(1–5) (1958).
    • Type locality: Chad: Tibesti. Emi Koussi flanc E, 2900 m, Sep 1956, P. Quézel (Holotype: P 00607920).
    • Hemionitis quezelii (Tardieu) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 20 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares (Ibiza with Formentera, Mallorca, Menorca), Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Sicily), Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro) Regional: Eastern Europe Krym. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores (Pico), Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Gomera, Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote), Madeira (Madeira). Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia. Regional: Middle Asia Turkmenistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan) Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Hybrids

• Aleuritopteris × duriensis (Mendonça & Vasc.) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 271 (2025).
• Aleuritopteris × kochiana (Rasbach, Reichst. & Schneller) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 272 (2025).
• Aleuritopteris × kurdica (Rasbach & Reichst.) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 272 (2025).
• Aleuritopteris × marchettiana (Rasbach, Reichst. & Schneller) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 272 (2025).
• Aleuritopteris × teneriffae (Rasbach & Reichst.) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 273 (2025).
• Aleuritopteris × tolocensis (Rasbach, Reichst. & Schneller) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 273 (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. 
• 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. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Benl, G. 1966. Weitere Bemerkungen zur Taxonomie kanarischer Farne. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 6: 33-45. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Nardi, E. & Reichstein, T. 1986. (807) Proposal to reject Polypodium pteridioides Reichard and all combinations based on it (Sinopteridaceae: Pteridophyta). Taxon 35(1): 172–174. JSTOR [not approved, cf. Taxon 36(1): 166–167, 1987 and 36(4): 740–741, 1987] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aleuritopteris pteridioides 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 pteridioides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aleuritopteris pteridioides. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Aleuritopteris pteridioides Accessed: 2 May 2025. Reference page.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Allosorus pteridioides in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 2.}}
• JSTOR Global Plants. Aleuritopteris pteridioides. Accessed: 10 Mar 2025 Reference page. 

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