Pellaea dura

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Pellaea
Species: Pellaea dura
Varietates: P. d. var. dura – P. d. var. holstii – P. d. var. latipinna – P. d. var. schweinfurthii

Name

Pellaea dura (Willd.) Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 139, t. 113A (1858).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris dura Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 376 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Allosorus durus (Willd.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 153 (1836).
  • Cheilanthes dura (Willd.) T.Moore, Index Fil.: 44 (1857).
  • Litobrochia dura (Willd.) T.Moore, Index Fil.: xliv (1857).
  • Platyloma durum (Willd.) J.Sm., Hist. Fil.: 165 (1875).
  • Pteridella dura (Willd.) Mett. in F.A.M. Kuhn in C.C. von der Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 14 (1879).
  • Hemionitis dura (Willd.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 13 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Nigeria. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape), Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Northern Province, North-West Province). Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. 1851–1858. Species Filicum being descriptions of the known ferns, particularly of such as exist in the author's herbarium, or are with sufficient accuracy described in works to which are he has access; accompanied with numerous figures. Volume II containing Adiantum – Ceratopteris. v + 250 pp. + 70 tab. London: William Pamplin. BHL Biblioteca Digital MDZ Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaea dura Accessed: 26 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pellaea dura. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 26. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pellaea dura in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pellaea dura. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Feb 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pellaea dura. Published online. Accessed: 26 Feb 2021.