Aleuritopteris trichophylla

Taxonavigation

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

Aleuritopteris trichophylla (Baker) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 273 (2025).

Basionym
- Cheilanthes trichophylla Baker, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5(2): 211 (1891).
  - Typus: Yun-nan: Mo-ché-tchin, 1 Aug 1883, Delavay 1201 (holotype: K 001057909, isotype: B 20 0038792)
Homotypic
- Pellaea trichophylla (Baker) Ching, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10(4): 302 (1965) [17 Oct 1965]
- Oeosporangium trichophyllum (Baker) Fraser-Jenk., Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 1: 262 (2016).
- Hemionitis trichophylla (Baker) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 22 (2018).
Heterotypic
- Cheilanthes delavayi Baker, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5(2): 211 (1891) (non Gymnogramma delavayi Baker).
  - Typus: Yunnan [Shouang she teou], au dessus de Ta pin tze près de Ta-li, 19 Aug 1883, Delavay s.n. (holotype: K 001057916).
  - Aleuritopteris delavayi (Baker) B.K.Nayar & S.Kaur, Companion Handb. Ferns Brit. India 26 (1974).
- Cheilanthes undulata C.Hope & C.H.Wright, Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 34: 397 (1903).
  - Typus: China, Yunnan Yuanchang, 1500 m, A. Henry 13220 (K 001057907).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Sichuan, Yunnan), Tibet. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya (Sikkim). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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.
Baker, J.G. 1891. A Summary of the new Ferns which have been discovered or described since 1874. Annals of Botany (Oxford) 5(2): 181–222, Pl. XIV. BHL Reference page.