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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)
030.6037 Genus Cheilanthes incertae sedis;
Species of uncertain taxonomic placement, so far unsampled in phylogenetic studies
Species listed in database: 4
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. 4: 9 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes boivinii Mett.; Filic. Afr. [Kuhn] 69 (1868)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis aiuolae Christenh.; Global Fl. 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. 4: 10 (2018)
= Hemionitis linearis (Bonap.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 17 (2018)
species :
Cheilanthes perlanata (Pic.Serm.) Kornas; Distr. Ecol. Pterid. 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. 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
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