Pellaea pteroides

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pellaea pteroides (L.) Prantl, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 420 (1882).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Adiantum pteroides L., Mant. Pl.: 130 (1767).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes pteroides (L.) Sw., Syn. Fil. (Kiliae): 128 (1806).
  • Cassebeera pteroides (L.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 155, t. 6, f. 7 (1836).
  • Adiantopsis pteroides (L.) T.Moore, Index Fil.: xxxvii (1857).
  • Choristosoria pteroides (L.) Mett. in F.A.M. Kuhn in C.C. von der Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 13 (1879).
  • Hemionitis uyulala Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 22 (2018), nom. nov. nom. superfl.
  • Hemionitis pteroides (L.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 19 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris orbiculata Houtt., Nat. Hist. 14: 108 (1783).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Northern Cape, Western Cape). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Prantl, K.A.E. 1882. Die Farngattungen Cryptogramme und Pellaea. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 3(5): 403–430. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaea pteroides Accessed: 15 Apr 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pellaea pteroides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pellaea pteroides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pellaea pteroides. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr 2021.