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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)
030.6031 Genus Pellaeopsis J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 289 (1875)
Distribution: Trop. Africa (mostly), Madagascar, Mascarenes, some to South Africa, 2 to S-India and Sri Lanka
Species listed in database: 18
= Pteridella Mett. ex Kuhn; Reisen Ost-Afr. [Decken] 3(3): Bot. 13 (1879)
species :
Pellaeopsis angulosa (Bory ex Willd.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 20 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Tanzania; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Madagascar; Mauritius; La Réunion; Seychelles (Mahé)
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZIM 29 MAU MDG REU SEY
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus angulosus (Bory ex Willd.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891)
= Doryopteris articulata (Kaulf. ex Spreng.) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.) 133 (1852)
= Hemionitis angulosa (Bory ex Willd.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 9 (2018)
= Litobrochia articulata (Kaulf. ex Spreng) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 149 (1836)
= Pellaea angulosa (Bory ex Willd.) Baker; Syn. Fil. [W.J.Hooker & Baker], ed. 2: 153 (1874)
= Pellaea angulosa f. rotunda Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 4: 75, 76 (1917)
= Pellaea articulata (Kaulf. ex Spreng.) Baker; Syn. Fil. [W.J.Hooker & Baker], ed. 1: 153 (1867)
= Pellaeopsis articulata (Kaulf. ex Spreng.) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 290 (1875)
= Pteridella angulosa (Bory ex Willd.) Mett. ex Kuhn; Reisen Ost-Afr. [Decken] 3(3): Bot. 15 (1879)
= Pteris angulosa Bory ex Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 5(1): 377 (1810)
= Pteris articulata Kaulf. ex Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(1): 76 (1827)
species :
Pellaeopsis boivinii (Hook.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 20 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe; N-Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga); Madagascar; Comores; Mauritius; S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
25 KEN TAN 26 ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF 29 COM MAU MDG 40 IND SRL
Conservation Status: IUCN I (Sri Lanka); IUCN VU for India (Fraser-Jenkins 2012)
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus boivinii (Hook.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891)
= Hemionitis boivinii (Hook.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 10 (2018)
= Pellaea adiantoides (Desv.) Prantl; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 418 (1882)
= Pellaea boivinii f. bipinnata C.Chr.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 7: 114 (1932)
= Pellaea boivinii Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 2: 147, t. 118 A (1858)
= Pellaea boivinii var. multifrondulosa C.Chr.; Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 45 (1932), nom. nud., et Dansk Bot. Ark. 7: 115, pl. 44, figs 8, 9 (1932)
= Pellaea boivinii var. tripinnata C.Chr.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 7: 115, pl. 43, figs 6, 7 (1932)
= Pteridella adiantoides Desv. ex Kuhn; Reisen Ost-Afr. [Decken] 3(3): Bot. 14 (1879)
= Pteris adiantoides Desv.; (1827) (non Bory (1810))
= Pteris boivinii (Hook.) T.Moore ex Bedd.; Ferns S. India 12, t. 36 (1863)
species :
Pellaeopsis buchananii (Baker) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 20 of 32 (2025)
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 buchananii (Baker) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 86: 133 nota (1913)
= Cheilanthes inaequalis var. buchananii (Baker) Schelpe; Contr. Bolus Herb. 1: 75 (1967)
= Gymnogramma cordata var. bipinnata Sim; Ferns S. Afr. [Sim] 212, pl. CXXV, fig. 2 (1892)
= Notholaena bipinnata (Sim) Sim; Ferns S. Afr. [Sim], ed. 2, 224, pl. 109, fig. 2 (1915), p. p., excl. t. 109, fig. 2, non Liebm. (1849)
= Notholaena buchananii Baker; Syn. Fil. [W.J.Hooker & Baker] 373 (1868)
species :
Pellaeopsis deboeri (Verdc.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 20 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes deboeri Verdc.; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Adiant. 40 (2002)
= Hemionitis deboeri (Verdc.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 12 (2018)
species :
Pellaeopsis doniana (J.Sm.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 20 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Mali; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni); Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Chad; Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Seychelles
22 BEN GHA GUI IVO LBR MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 ANN BIO BUR CAF CMN CON EQG GAB PRI RWA SAO ZAI 24 CHA SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 29 SEY
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus doniana (J.Sm. ex Hook.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891)
= Hemionitis doniana (J.Sm. ex Hook.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 13 (2018)
= Pellaea doniana (J.Sm.) Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 2: 137, t. 125 A (1858)
= Pellaea doniana var. pilosa Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 5: 61 (1917)
= Pteridella doniana (J.Sm. ex Hook.) Kuhn; Reisen Ost-Afr. [Decken] 3(3): Bot. 13 (1879)
= Pteris doniana (J.Sm. ex Hook.) Kuhn; Filic. Afr. [Kuhn] 80 (1868)
species :
Pellaeopsis dura (J.Sm.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni); Gabon; Central African Republic; Burundi; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa (North West, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Mauritius; La Réunion
23 BUR CAF CMN EQG GAB 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 NAM SAF SWZ 29 MAU MDG REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus durus (Willd.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 153 (1836)
= Cheilanthes dura (Willd.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 44 (1857)
= Hemionitis dura (Willd.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 13 (2018)
= Litobrochia dura (Willd.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 44 (1857)
= Pellaea burkeana (Hook.) Baker; Syn. Fil. [W.J.Hooker & Baker] 153 (1867)
= Pellaea dura (Willd.) Baker; J. Bot. 18: 327 (1880), isonym
= Pellaea dura (Willd.) Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 2: 139, t. 113A (1858)
= Pellaea dura var. gigantea Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 14: 298 (1923)
= Pellaea dura var. holstii (Hieron.) Schelpe; Contr. Bolus Herb. 1: 79 (1969)
= Pellaea dura var. latipinna Schelpe; Contr. Bolus Herb. 1: 79 (1967)
= Pellaea dura var. pilosa Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 14: 299 (1923)
= Pellaea holstii Hieron. ex Diels; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] I, 4: 257 (1899)
= Pellaeopsis burkeana (Hook.) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 290 (1875)
= Platyloma durum (Hook.) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 165 (1875)
= Pteridella dura (Willd.) Kuhn; Reisen Ost-Afr. [Decken] 3(3): Bot. 14 (1879)
= Pteridella holstii Hieron.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 78 (1895)
= Pteris burkeana Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 2: 213, t. 126b (1858)
= Pteris dura Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 5(1): 376 (1810)
species :
Pellaeopsis inaequalis (Kunze) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
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 inaequalis (Kunze) Mett.; Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 3(1) [Aspl.]: 24, no. 24, t. 3, f. 4 (1859)
= Cheilanthes tricholepis (Baker) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 86: 133 nota (1913)
= Hemionitis inaequalis (Kunze) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 16 (2018)
= Notholaena inaequalis Kunze; Farrnkräuter 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 :
Pellaeopsis lanceolata (Bonap.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes lanceolata (Bonap.) J.P.Roux; Strelitzia 23: 183 (2009), nom. inval.
= Cheilanthes perrieri J.P.Roux; Strelitzia 23: 184 (2009), nom. inval., et Bothalia 40(1): 81 (2010), nom. nov. superfl.
= Hemionitis perrieri (J.P.Roux) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 19 (2018)
= Notholaena lanceolata Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 5: 65 (1917)
= Notholaena lanceolata var. madagascarica (Bonap.) Tardieu; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 5(13): 135 (1958)
= Notholaena madagascarica Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 6: 66 (1917)
species :
Pellaeopsis leachii (Schelpe) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes leachii (Schelpe) Schelpe; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 41: 212 (1967)
= Hemionitis leachii (Schelpe) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 16 (2018)
= Notholaena leachii Schelpe; J. S. African Bot. 30: 185, f. 1a (1964)
species :
Pellaeopsis longipilosa (Bonap.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; S-India (Kerala)
23 BUR ZAI 24 ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 40 IND
Conservation Status: IUCN CR for India (Fraser-Jenkins 2012)
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis longipilosa (Bonap.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 17 (2018)
= Hemionitis malabarica (B.K.Nayar & Geev. ex Madhus. & Jyothi) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 17 (2018)
= Pellaea longipilosa Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 16: 33 (1924)
= Pellaea malabarica B.K.Nayar & Geev.; Fern Fl. Malabar 129 (1993) (fide Fraser-Jenkins 2008)
= Pellaea malabarica B.K.Nayar & Geev. ex Madhus. & Jyothi; Indian Fern J. 9: 39 (1992 publ. 1993)
species :
Pellaeopsis madagascariensis (Tardieu) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Adiantopsis madagascariensis (Baker) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 22 (1905)
= Cheilanthes horizontalipinnata Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 16: 87 (1925)
= Cheilanthes madagascariensis Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 198 (1877)
= Hemionitis madagascariensis (Baker) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 17 (2018)
species :
Pellaeopsis pectiniformis (Baker) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Gabon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa (North West, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte); Seychelles
23 BUR GAB RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 NAM SAF SWZ 29 COM MDG SEY
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus pectiniformis (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891)
= Hemionitis pectiniformis (Baker) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 19 (2018)
= Pellaea goudotii (Kunze) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 480 (1906)
= Pellaea goudotii var. bipinnata Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 5: 61, 62 (1917)
= Pellaea goudotii var. compacta Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 5: 62 (1917)
= Pellaea goudotii var. major Sim; Ferns S. Afr. [Sim], ed. 2: 201, pl. 98, fig. 1 (1915)
= Pellaea pectiniformis Baker; Syn. Fil. [W.J.Hooker & Baker], ed. 2: 147 (1874), nom. nov.
= Pteridella pectiniformis (Baker) Mett. ex Kuhn; Reisen Ost-Afr. [Decken] 3(3): Bot. 14 (1879)
= Pteris goudotii Kunze ex Kuhn; Filic. Afr. [Kuhn] 87 (1867)
= Pteris pectiniformis (Baker) Godet ex Kuhn; Filic. Afr. [Kuhn] 87 (1868) (non Goldm. (1843))
species :
Pellaeopsis pedatoides (Desv.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar; Mauritius; La Réunion
29 MAU MDG REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Doryopteris pedatoides (Desv.) Kuhn; Reisen Ost-Afr. [Decken] 3(3), Bot. 63 (1879)
= Hemionitis pedatoides (Desv.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 19 (2018)
= Pteris pedatoides Desv.; Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 293, t. 7, f. 2 (1827)
species :
Pellaeopsis pilosa (Poir.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar; Mauritius; La Réunion
29 MAU MDG REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Adiantum polymorphum Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] Suppl. 1: 142 (1810)
= Allosorus heterophyllus C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 152 (1836)
= Allosorus pilosus (Poir.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891)
= Cheilanthes heterophylla Willd. ex Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. [Kaulfuss] 210 (1824)
= Cheilanthes pilosa (Poir.) Tardieu; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 364 (1953) (non Goldm. (1843))
= Cheilanthes polymorpha (Poir.) Desv.; Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 305 (1827)
= Doryopteris pilosa (Poir.) Kuhn; Reisen Ost-Afr. [Decken] 3(3), Bot. 63 (1879)
= Doryopteris pilosa var. gemmifera J.E.Burrows & S.E.Strauss; Bothalia 20(2): 221 (1990)
= Hemionitis pedatifida Sm.; Cycl. [A.Rees] (London ed.) 17 (1819)
= Hemionitis pilosa (Poir.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 19 (2018)
= Pellaea hirtula C.Chr.; Notes Ptéridol. 16: 190 (1925)
= Pellaea pilosa (Poir.) Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 2: 132, t. 114 B (1858)
= Pteris pilosa Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 5: 717 (1804)
species :
Pellaeopsis schippersii (Verdc.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Pellaea schippersii Verdc.; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Adiant. 12 (2002)
species :
Pellaeopsis schweinfurthii (Hieron. ex Diels) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
22 NGA 23 BUR CAF CMN CON GAB RWA ZAI 24 ETH SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis schweinfurthii (Hieron.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 21 (2018)
= Pellaea dura var. schweinfurthii (Hieron.) Verdc.; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Adiant. 15 (2002)
= Pellaea maxima Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 14: 226 (1924)
= Pellaea schweinfurthii Hieron. ex Diels; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] I, 4: 267 (1899)
= Pteridella schweinfurthii Hieron.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 78 (1895)
species :
Pellaeopsis similis (F.Ballard) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Zambia
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes similis F.Ballard; Kew Bull. [12](1): 47 (1957)
= Hemionitis similis (F.Ballard) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 21 (2018)
species :
Pellaeopsis tomentosa (Bonap.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Pellaea tomentosa Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 6: 64 (1917)
= Hemionitis hydornii Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 15 (2018), nom. nov.
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