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Ver. 19.2
March 25th, 2024

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: 1394; hybrids: 62
= Acrostichaceae Mett. ex A.B.Frank; Syn. Pflanzenkd. (Leunis) 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. 51 (2001)
= Antrophyaceae (Link) Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 11 (1978)
= Ceratopteridaceae Underw.; Our nat. 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.; Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. ser. 2, 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. Pflanzensyst. 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)
030.5019 Genus Cheilanthes sensu lato;
Distribution: species not yet distributed within spinoff genera of Cheilanthes
Species listed in database: 26
= Neurosoria Mett. ex Kuhn; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 437 (1869)
= Hypolepidopsis Hieron.; Hedwigia 62: 28 (1920)
species :
Cheilanthes angustifrondosa Alston; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. 1: 48, t. 2 (1952)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis angustifrondosa (Alston) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 9 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes boivinii Mett.; Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 69 (1868)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis aiuolae Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 9 (2018), nom. nov.
species :
Cheilanthes bonapartei J.P.Roux; Strelitzia 23: 180 (2009), nom. nov.
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Adiantopsis linearis Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 10: 185 (1920)
= Hemionitis bonapartei (J.P.Roux) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 10 (2018)
= Hemionitis linearis (Bonap.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 17 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes botswanae Schelpe & N.C.Anthony; Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 151 (1982)
Distribution: SE-Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North West)
27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis botswanae (Schelpe & N.C.Anthony) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 10 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes buchananii (Baker) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 86: 133 nota (1913)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes inaequalis var. buchananii (Baker) Schelpe; Contr. Bolus Herb. 1: 75 (1967)
= Gymnogramma cordata var. bipinnata Sim; The ferns of South Africa: 212, pl. CXXV, fig. 2 (1892)
= Notholaena bipinnata (Sim) Sim; The ferns of South Africa, edn. 2, 224, pl. 109, fig. 2 (1915), p. p., excl. t. 109, fig. 2, non Liebm. (1849)
= Notholaena buchananii Baker; Hook. & Baker, Syn. Fil. 373 (1868)
species :
Cheilanthes ceterachoides A.W.Klopper & Klopper; Ferns S. Afr. Compreh. Guide 747 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (S-Limpopo)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis ceterachoides (A.W.Klopper & Klopper) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 11 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes dolomiticola (Schelpe) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony; Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 155 (1982)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, North West, N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Pellaea dolomiticola Schelpe; J. S. Afr. Bot. 34: 239, t. 3 (1968)
= Hemionitis dolomiticola (Schelpe) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 13 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes erythraea Pic.Serm.; Webbia 27,2: 420, 422, fig. 10, t. A-E (1972 publ. 1973)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Eritrea
24 ERI ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis erythraea (Pic.Serm.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 13 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes hassleri (Weath.) Ponce; Darwiniana 45(2): 240 (2007)
Distribution: Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul); Paraguay (Concepcion)
84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Notholaena hassleri Weath.; Lilloa 6: 274, t. 4 (1941)
= Hemionitis hassleri (Weath.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 15 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes inaequalis (Kunze) Mett.; Abh. Senckenb. Naturforsch. Ges. 3, 1: 24, n. 24, t. 3, f. 4 (1859)
Distribution: Guinea; Liberia; Nigeria; Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Madagascar
22 GUI LBR NGA 23 BUR CMN RWA ZAI 24 ETH SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes tricholepis (Baker) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 86: 133 nota (1913)
= Hemionitis inaequalis (Kunze) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 16 (2018)
= Notholaena inaequalis Kunze; Farrnkr. 1: 146, t. 64 t 1 (1844)
= Notholaena inaequalis var. angolensis Fritsch; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 1090 (1901)
= Notholaena tricholepis Baker; J. Bot. 21: 245 (1883)
species :
Cheilanthes induta Kunze; Linnaea 10: 538 (1836)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Myriopteris induta (Kunze) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 149, t. 12a, f. 3 (1852)
= Hemionitis induta (Kunze) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 16 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes involuta (Sw.) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony; Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 155 (1982)
Distribution: Rwanda; Burundi; Soqotra; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Madagascar
23 BUR RWA 24 SOC 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG 27 SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus involutus (Sw.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 153 (1836)
= Cheilanthes bojeri (Hook.) T.Moore; Index Filic. (T. Moore) 236 (1861)
= Cheilanthes cornuta Kunze; Linnaea 10: 534 (pt.) (1836)
= Pellaea bojeri Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W. J. Hooker] 2: 146, t. 119 A (1858)
= Pellaea involuta (Sw.) Baker; Hook. & Baker, Syn. Fil. ed. 2: 148 (1874)
= Pellaea viridis var. involuta (Sw.) Schelpe; Bol. Soc. Broter., ser. 2, 41: 214 (1967)
= Pteridella involuta (Sw.) Mett. ex Kuhn; Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 15 (1879)
= Pteridella involuta var. tripinnatisecta Mett. ex Kuhn; Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 15 (1879)
= Pteris involuta Sw.; J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 69 (1801)
variant :
var. obscura (N.C.Anthony) N.C.Anthony; Contr. Bolus Herb. 11: 146 (1984)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Soqotra; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; SE-Botswana; South Africa (E-Cape Prov., Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar
23 ZAI 24 SOC 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT LES NAM SAF SWZ 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Pellaea viridis var. obscura N.C.Anthony; Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 154 (1982)
= Pellaea involuta var. obscura (N.C.Anthony) Verdc.; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Adiant. 18 (2002)
= Cheilanthes viridis var. obscura N.C.Anthony; N. C. Anthony & E. A. C. L. E. Schelpe, Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 154 (2 Apr. 1982), p. p.
species :
Cheilanthes leachii (Schelpe) Schelpe; Bol. Soc. Broter. Ser. 2, 41: 212 (1967)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Notholaena leachii Schelpe; J. S. Afr. Bot. 30: 185, f. 1a (1964)
= Hemionitis leachii (Schelpe) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 16 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes leucopoda Link; Fil. Spec. 66 (1841)
Name: Whitefoot Lipfern
Distribution: USA (WC-Texas: Edwards plateau); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis leucopoda (Link) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 16 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes madagascariensis Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 198 (1877)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Adiantopsis madagascariensis (Baker) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 22 (1905)
= Cheilanthes horizontalipinnata Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 16: 87 (1925)
= Hemionitis madagascariensis (Baker) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 17 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes multifida (Sw.) Sw.; Syn. 129, 334 (1806)
subspecies :
subsp. multifida
Name: Crevice fern (EN)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); St. Helena; Madagascar
26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 NAM SAF 28 STH 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Adiantum globatum Poir.; Encycl. suppl. 1: 144 (1810)
= Adiantum multifidum Sw.; J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 85 (1801)
= Cheilanthes bolusii Baker; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. t. 1636 (1886)
= Cheilanthes multifida var. flexa Kunze; Linnaea 10: 537 (1836)
= Hemionitis multifida (Sw.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 18 (2018)
= Polypodium dicksoniifolium Roxb.; Beats., St. Helena 318 (1816)
subspecies :
subsp. lacerata N.C.Anthony & Schelpe; Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 153 (1982)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Sudan; Sudan; Ethiopia; Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, E-Cape Prov., KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 BUR ZAI 24 ETH SUD 25 KEN TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ
species :
Cheilanthes namaquensis (Baker) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony; Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 155 (1982)
Distribution: S-Namibia; South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus namaquensis (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891)
= Hemionitis namaquensis (Baker) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 18 (2018)
= Pellaea namaquensis Baker; J. Bot. 12: 199 (1874)
species :
Cheilanthes nielsii W.Jacobsen; Ferns & Fern-Allies of South. Africa: 252 (1983)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo, North West, N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis nielsii (W.Jacobsen) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 18 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes pentagona Schelpe & N.C.Anthony; Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 152 (1982)
Distribution: Angola; Zimbabwe; N-Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga)
26 ANG ZIM 27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis pentagona (Schelpe & N.C.Anthony) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 20 (2018), nom. inval.
species :
Cheilanthes perlanata (Pic.Serm.) Kornas; Distrib. Ecol. Pteridophytes Zambia: 51 (1979)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Zambia
23 BUR CON ZAI 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis perlanata (Pic.Serm.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 19 (2018)
= Notholaena perlanata Pic.Serm.; Webbia 27: 417 (1972 publ. 1973)
variant :
var. kwatebalaensis Malaisse; Fl. Upper Katanga Copperbelt 85 (2016)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Cheilanthes perrieri J.P.Roux; Strelitzia 23: 184 (2009), nom. inval., et Bothalia 40(1): 81 (2010), nom. nov.
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes lanceolata (Bonap.) J.P.Roux; Strelitzia 23: 183 (2009), nom. inval.
= Hemionitis perrieri (J.P.Roux) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 19 (2018)
= Notholaena lanceolata Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 5: 65 (1917)
= Notholaena lanceolata var. madagascarica (Bonap.) Tardieu; Fl. Madag. Comoros, 5e fam.: 135 (1958)
= Notholaena madagascarica Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 6: 66 (1917)
species :
Cheilanthes pohliana (Kuntze) Mett.; Abh. Senckenb. Naturforsch. Ges. 3, 1: 23, n. 13 (1859) (non (C. Presl))
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Tocantins)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Notholaena pohliana Kunze; Farrnkr. 1: 45 (1840)
= Hemionitis pohliana (Mett.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 19 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes qiaojiaensis Z.R.He & W.M.Chu; Phytotaxa 514(3): 239, figs. 1-2 (2021)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Cheilanthes quadripinnata (Forssk.) Kuhn; Filic. Afr. 74 (1868)
Distribution: N-Yemen; Cameroon; Rwanda; Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Comores; Mauritius
23 CMN RWA 24 ETH SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ 29 COM MAU MDG 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus consobrinus (Kunze) Pappe & Rawson; Syn. Filic. Afr. austr. 31 (1858)
= Allosorus quadripinnatus (Forssk.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 154 (1836)
= Cheilanthes atherstonii Hook.; Sp. Fil. 2: 107 (1852)
= Cheilanthes firma T.Moore; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 225 (1853)
= Cheilanthes linearis T.Moore; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 226 (1853)
= Cheilanthes triangula Kunze; Linnaea 10: 536 (1836)
= Hemionitis quadripinnata (Forssk.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 20 (2018)
= Pellaea consobrina (Kunze) Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W. J. Hooker] 2: 145, t. 117 A (1858)
= Pellaea quadripinnata (Forssk.) Prantl; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8: 420 (1882)
= Pteridella quadripinnata (Forssk.) Mett. ex Kuhn; Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 16 (1879)
= Pteris consobrina Kunze; Linnaea 10: 526 (1836)
species :
Cheilanthes similis F.Ballard; Kew Bull. 1967: 47 (1957)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Zambia
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis similis (F.Ballard) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 21 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw.; Syn. 127 (1806)
Name: Green cliffbrake
Distribution: Azores [I] (Pico [I], Faial [I]); Madeira [I] (Madeira Isl. [I]); Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Ilha de Sao Nicolau, Fogo Isl.); Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Soqotra; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (fairly widespread); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte); Mauritius; La Réunion; Rodrigues; ?Seychelles; N-Yemen; Taiwan [I]; India [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; Australia [I] (E-Queensland [I], New South Wales [I]); New Zealand [I]; Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Maui [I]); Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina)
21 azo CVI mdr 23 BUR CON RWA ZAI 24 ETH SOC SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT LES NAM SAF SWZ 29 COM MAU MDG REU ROD 35 YEM 38 tai 40 ind srl 50 aus 51 nzl 63 haw 84 BRA
Remarks: inclusion of Ormopteris flavescens see Prado et al. 2013, who attribute it to long-distance dispersal rather than invasion
Synonyms: hidden
= Adiantum viride (Forssk.) Vahl; Symb. Bot. 3: 104 (1794)
= Allosorus adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 153 (1836)
= Allosorus bongardianus Kunze; ms.
= Allosorus flavescens (Fée) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891)
= Allosorus viridis (Forssk.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891)
= Cassebeera viridis (Forssk.) Kaulf. ex Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931)
= Cheilanthes hastata var. canonica Kunze; Linnaea 10: 532 (1836)
= Cheilanthes hastata var. stenophylla Kunze; Linnaea 10: 533 (1836)
= Hemionitis flavescens (Fée) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 13 (2018)
= Hemionitis viridis (Forssk.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 22 (2018)
= Oeosporangium viride (Forssk.) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar; Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 1: 263 (2016)
= Ormopteris flavescens (Fée) Barbará; Phytotaxa 221(2): 118 (2015)
= Pellaea adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) J.Sm.; Cat. Kew Ferns 4 (1856)
= Pellaea bongardiana Kunze ex Baker; Mart., Fl. Bras. 1(2): 397, t. 55, f. 2 (1870)
= Pellaea flavescens Fée; Crypt. Vasc. Brésil 1: 44, t. 22, f. 2 (1869)
= Pellaea hastata var. minor (Bolle) A.Chev.; Rev. bot. appl. & agric. trop. 15 (170/171): 1058, 1059 (1935), nom. inval., non Pellaea hastata (Thunb.) Prantl (1882)
= Pellaea viridis (Forssk.) Prantl; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 420 (1882)
= Pellaea viridis var. canonica (Kunze) Verdc.; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Adiant. 20 (2002)
= Pellaea viridis var. incisa Christ ex Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 16: 83 (1925)
= Platyloma adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) E.J.Lowe; Ferns 3, t. 33 (1857)
= Pteridella adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) Kuhn; Von der Decken´s Reisen in Ost-Afrika in 1851-1861 3,3 Bota- ny: 14 (1879)
= Pteridella viridis (Forssk.) Mett. ex Kuhn; Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 16 (1879)
= Pteris adiantoides Bory ex Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4, 5: 391 (1810)
= Pteris elliptica Poir.; Encycl. [J. Lamarck et al.] 5: 714 (1804)
= Pteris hastata Sw.; J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 69 (1801) (non Thunb. (1800))
= Pteris hastata var. minor Bolle; Bonplandia 3,10: 122 (1855), nom. nud.
= Pteris hastifolia Schrad.; Gött. Gel. Anz. 917 (1818)
= Pteris polymorpha Poir.; Encycl. 5: 716 (1804)
= Pteris viridis Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 186 (1775)
variant :
var. glauca (Sim) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony; Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 155 (1982)
Distribution: Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Mauritius
25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 29 MAU
Synonyms: hidden
= Pellaea hastata var. glauca Sim; Handb. ferns Kaffraria 30, pl. 19 (1891)
= Pellaea viridis var. glauca (Sim) Sim; The Ferns of South Africa, edn. 2: 209, 210, pl. 97 (1915)
variant :
var. macrophylla (Kunze) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony; Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 155 (1982)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Kenya; Tanzania; South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 BUR ZAI 25 KEN TAN 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus hastatus var. macrophyllus (Kunze) Pappe & Rawson; Synopsis filicum Africae australis: 30 (1858)
= Cheilanthes hastata var. macrophylla Kunze; Linnaea 10: 532 (1836)
= Cheilanthes macrophylla (Kunze) Kunze; Linnaea 28: 244, 307 (1850)
= Pellaea hastata var. macrophylla (Kunze) Hook.; Sp. Fil. 146 (1858)
= Pellaea macrophylla (Kunze) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 129 (1852)
= Pellaea viridis var. macrophylla (Kunze) Sim; The ferns of South Africa, edn. 2: 208, 209, pl. 99 (1915)
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