Pellaeopsis dura

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Pellaeopsis
Species: Pellaeopsis dura

Name

Pellaeopsis dura (Willd.) Windham, Taxon 74(2): 280 (2025).

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).
  • Pellaea dura (Willd.) Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 139, t. 113A (1858).
  • 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).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris angusta Bory ex Willd., Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 5: 388 (1810).
    • Type locality: Mauritius.
  • Pteris burkeana Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 213, t. 126b (1858).
    • Pellaea burkeana (Hook.) Baker in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil.: 153 (1867).
    • Pellaeopsis burkeana (Hook.) J.Sm., Hist. Fil. 290 (1875).
  • Pellaea dura var. gigantea Bonap., Notes Pteridol. 14: 298 (1923).
  • Pellaea dura var. pilosa Bonap., Notes Pteridol. 14: 299 (1923).
  • Pteridella holstii Hieron. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas: 78 (1895).
    • Pellaea holstii (Hieron.) Diels in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 257 (1899).
    • Pellaea dura var. holstii (Hieron.) Schelpe, Contr. Bolus Herb. 1: 79 (1969).
  • Pellaea dura var. latipinna Schelpe, Contr. Bolus Herb. 1: 79 (1969).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Nigeria. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Congo (DR), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan-South Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape), Eswatini, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, 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

• 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. 
• 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. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaeopsis dura Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pellaeopsis dura in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Pellaeopsis dura. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pellaeopsis dura. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.