Pellaea andromedifolia

Pellaea andromedifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Pellaea
Species: Pellaea andromedifolia

Name

Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulf.) Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 129 (1852).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris andromedifolia Kaulf., Enum. Filic.: 188 (1824), "andromedaefolia"
    • Type. U.S.A. California: Chamisso s.n. (Holotype: P, photo GH, US).
• Homotypic
  • Allosorus andromedifolius (Kaulf.) Kunze, Linnaea 9: 56 (1834).
  • Platyloma andromedifolium (Kaulf.) J.Sm., J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 160 (1841).
  • Notholaena andromedifolia (Kaulf.) Keyserl., Polyp. Herb. Bunge 29 (1873).
  • Cassebeera andromedifolia Kaulf. ex Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 280 (1931).
  • Hemionitis andromedifolia (Kaulf.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 9 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Pellaea andromedifolia var. gracilis R.W.Summers ex Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931).
    • Cassebeera andromedifolia var. gracilis Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931).
    • Pellaea andromedifolia f. gracilis (Farw.) M.Broun, Index No. Amer. Ferns: 129 (1938).
  • Pellaea andromedifolia var. pubescens D.C.Eaton, Ferns N. Amer. 1: 205 (1878).
    • Type. Mexico. [Nuevo León:] Monterrey, Nuttall s.n. (K).
    • Cassebeera andromedifolia var. pubescens (D.C.Eaton) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931).
    • Pellaea andromedifolia f. pubescens (D.C.Eaton) M.Broun, Index No. Amer. Ferns: 129 (1938).
  • Pellaea andromedifolia var. rubens D.C.Eaton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 360 (1879).
    • Cassebeera andromedifolia var. rubens (D.C.Eaton) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931).
  • Pellaea rafaelensis Moxley, Amer. Fern J. 5: 107, t. 8 (1915).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest (Baja California, Baja California Sur). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fée, A.L.A. 1850–1852. Mémoires sur les Familles des Fougères; Cinquieme Mémoire, Genera Filicum. 387 pp., xxx pl., Paris / Strasbourg. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mickel, J.T. & Smith, A.R. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Part I (Descriptions and Maps). Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 88: i–xi, 1–1054. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pellaea andromedifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pellaea andromedifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pellaea andromedifolia. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaea andromedifolia Accessed: 10 Jun 2023.

Vernacular names

English: coffee cliffbrake, coffee fern

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