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030.0000 Family Pteridaceae E.D.M.Kirchn.; Schul-Bot. 109 (1831)
48 genera, ca. 1350 spp. The family has been split extensively in smaller subgroups, but Smith et al. (2006) and PPG-I argue for keeping them together.
Species listed in database: 1406; hybrids: 68
= Acrostichaceae Mett. ex A.B.Frank; Syn. Pflanzenk., ed. 2, 3: 1458 (1877), nom. rej.
= Actiniopteridaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 17: 5 (1962)
= Adiantaceae Newman; Hist. Brit. Ferns 5 (1840) nom. cons. over Parkeriaceae (1825)
= Anopteraceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. (Tracheophyta) 51 (2001)
= Antrophyaceae (Link) Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 11 (1978)
= Ceratopteridaceae Underw.; Native Ferns, ed. 6: 65, 78 (1900)
= Cheilanthaceae B.K.Nayar; Taxon 19: 233 (1970)
= Cryptogrammaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 17: 299 (1963)
= Hemionitidaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 21: 487 (1966)
= Negripteridaceae Pic.Serm.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 53: 160 (1946)
= Parkeriaceae Hook.; Exot. Fl. 2: t. 147 (1825), nom. rej. in favor of Adiantaceae
= Platyzomataceae Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 29: 4 (1950)
= Pteridaceae Reichenb.; Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 138 (1837)
= Sinopteridaceae Koidz.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 50 (1934)
= Taenitidaceae (C.Presl) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 29: 1 (1974)
= Vittariaceae Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 232 (1940)
030.3003 Genus Bommeria E.Fourn.; Dict. Bot. 1: 448 (1877)
Distribution: SW-USA to Costa Rica
Species listed in database: 5
species :
Bommeria ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) Underw.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 633 (1902)
Distribution: Mexico (Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bommeria podophylla (Hook.) E.Fourn.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 27: 328 (1880)
= Dictyogramme podophylla (Hook.) Trevis.; Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, Ser. 5, 3: 591 (1877)
= Gymnogramma ehrenbergiana Klotzsch; Linnaea 20: 411 (1847)
= Gymnogramma podophylla Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 5: 152, t. 296 (1864)
= Gymnopteris ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 341 (1905)
= Hemionitis ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 13 (2018)
= Hemionitis podophylla (Hook.) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 150 (1875)
= Stegnogramma ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) E.Fourn.; Mexic. Pl. 1: 71 (1832)
species :
Bommeria elegans (Davenp.) Ranker & Haufler; Amer. Fern J. 80(1): 2 (1990)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Dictyogramme hederifolia (J.Sm.) Trevis.; Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, Ser. 5, 3: 591 (1877)
= Hemionitis elegans Davenp.; Gard. & Forest 4: 484, f. 75 (1891)
= Hemionitis hederifolia J.Sm.; Bot. Voy. Herald [Seemann] 339 (1854)
species :
Bommeria hispida (Mett.) Underw.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 633 (1902)
Name: Copper Fern
Distribution: USA (S-Arizona, S-New Mexico, W-Texas, South Carolina); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Zacatecas); Nicaragua
76 USA 77 USA 78 USA 79 MEX 80 NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Bommeria schaffneri E.Fourn.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 27: 327 (1880)
= Gymnogramma ehrenbergiana var. muralis Pringle; Bot. Gaz. 19: 392 (1894)
= Gymnogramma hispida Mett.; Linnaea 36: 72 (1869)
= Gymnogramma schaffneri (E.Fourn.) Baker; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 484 (1891)
= Gymnopteris hispida (Mett.) Underw.; Native Ferns, ed. 6: 84 (1900)
= Hemionitis hispida (Mett.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 15 (2018)
= Neurogramma hispida (Mett.) Diels; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] I, 4: 264 (1899)
species :
Bommeria pedata (Sw.) E.Fourn.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 27: 327 (1880)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Gymnogramma pedata (Sw.) Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. [Kaulfuss] 69 (1824)
= Gymnogramma pedata var. palmata Kunze; Linnaea 13: 130 (1839)
= Gymnopteris pedata (Sw.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 341 (1905)
= Hemionitis pedata Sw.; Syn. Fil. (Kiliae) [O.Swartz] 20, 209, t. 1, f. 3 (1806)
= Neurogramma pedata (Sw.) Link; Fil. Spec. 139 (1841)
species :
Bommeria subpaleacea Maxon; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17: 169, t. 6 (1913)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Bommeria knoblochii Maxon; Amer. Fern J. 32: 59 (1942)
= Hemionitis subpaleacea (Maxon) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 21 (2018)
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