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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)
030.6033 Genus Quechuapteris Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: South American Andes (Ecuador south)
Species listed in database: 9
species :
Quechuapteris andina (Hook.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Cordoba, Jujuy, Mendoza, Salta, San Luis, Tucuman); Chile (Tarapacá)
83 BOL ECU PER 85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes andina Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 2: 115 (1852)
= Cheilanthes macleanii (J.Sm.) Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 2: 93, t. 110 B (1852)
= Cheilanthes meyeniana C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 160 (1836), nomen
= Cheilanthes valdiviana Phil.; Linnaea 29: 106 (1857)
= Hemionitis graograman Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 14 (2018), nom. nov. for Cheilanthes pilosa Goldm.
= Hemionitis valdiviana (Phil.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 22 (2018)
= Monogramma myrtillifolia (Fée) Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 5: 125 (1864) (tentative synonym)
= Myriopteris macleanii (Hook.) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 280 (1875)
= Pleurogramme myrtillifolia Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.) 101 (1852) (tentative synonym)
species :
Quechuapteris buchtienii (Rosenst.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 21 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: ?Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Cordoba, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes buchtienii (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon; Fieldiana, Bot., n. s. 22: 34 (1989)
= Cheilanthes buchtienii var. ventanensis (Weath.) Capurro; Anais Reuniao Sul-Amer. Bot. 2: 99 (1940)
= Hemionitis buchtienii (Rosenst.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 11 (2018)
= Notholaena buchtienii Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 238 (1908)
= Notholaena buchtienii var. ventanensis Weath.; Amer. Fern J. 36: 7 (1946)
= Notholaena fraseri var. robusta Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22(3): 400 (1896)
species :
Quechuapteris fraseri (Mett. ex Kuhn) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 22 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija)
83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes boliviana C.Chr.; Ark. Bot. 20A(7): 19 (1926)
= Cheilanthes fraseri Mett.; Linnaea 36: 83 (1869)
= Hemionitis fraseri (Mett.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 14 (2018)
= Notholaena fraseri (Mett.) Baker; Syn. Fil. [W.J.Hooker & Baker], ed. 2: 514 (1874)
species :
Quechuapteris glauca (Cav.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 22 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Argentina (Chubut, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz); Chile (Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana de Santiago, O´Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, Araucanía, Los Lagos, Aisén)
85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrostichum glaucum Cav.; Anales Hist. Nat. 1: 107 (1799)
= Allosorus decompositus Kunze ex Mett.; Fil. Lechl. 1: 11 (1856)
= Allosorus glaucus (Cav.) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 167 (1875)
= Allosorus hirsutus C.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. 1: 59, t. 10, f. 1 (1825)
= Cheilanthes chilensis Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.) 156 (1852)
= Cheilanthes glauca (Cav.) Mett.; Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 3(1) [Aspl.]: 31, no. 32, t. 3, f. 18-19 (1859)
= Cheilanthes glauca var. hirsuta (C.Presl) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 242 (1861)
= Cheilanthes glauca var. integerrima T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 242 (1861)
= Hemionitis glauca (Cav.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 14 (2018)
= Pellaea glauca (Cav.) J.Sm.; Ferns Brit. Foreign 180 (1866)
= Pellaea hirsuta (C.Presl) Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 2: 152 (1858)
= Pteris glauca (Cav.) Cav.; Descr. Pl. [Cavanilles] 269 (1801)
= Pteris microphylla Colla; Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 39: 38 (1836) non Cav. 1806
species :
Quechuapteris glutinosa (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 22 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes glutinosa M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.; Brittonia 59(2): 188 (2007)
= Hemionitis glutinosa (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 14 (2018)
species :
Quechuapteris hypoleuca (Kunze) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 22 of 32 (2025)
Name: Doradilla [Chile]
Distribution: Argentina (Chubut, Rio Negro); Chile (Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana de Santiago, O´Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, Araucanía)
85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes hypoleuca (Kunze) Mett.; Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 3(1) [Aspl.]: 22, no. 11 (1859)
= Cincinalis tomentosa Desv.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 312 (1811)
= Hemionitis hypoleuca (Kunze) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 15 (2018)
= Notholaena hypoleuca Kunze; Linnaea 9: 54 (1834)
= Notholaena tomentosa (Desv.) Desv.; J. Bot. [Morot] 1: 92 (1813)
= Polypodium confluens Colla; Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 39: 50 (1836), nom. illeg.
species :
Quechuapteris pilosa (Goldm.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 22 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus pilosus (Goldm.) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 284 (1931)
= Cheilanthes pilosa Goldm.; Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 455 (1843)
species :
Quechuapteris pruinata (Kaulf.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 22 of 32 (2025)
Name: Chujchu, qusupe [Chile]
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Potosí, Tarija); Argentina (Catamarca, Cordoba, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Tucuman); Chile (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta)
83 BOL PER 85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus pruinatus Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 284 (1931)
= Cheilanthes digitata C.Presl; Tent. Pterid.: 160 (1836), nom. nud. [fide Schwartsburd et al. 2025]
= Cheilanthes fasciculata Goldm.; Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 456 (1843)
= Cheilanthes mathewsii Kunze; Farrnkräuter 1: 50, t. 25 (1840)
= Cheilanthes pruinata Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. [Kaulfuss] 210 (1824)
= Hemionitis pruinata (Kaulf.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 19 (2018)
= Notholaena mathewsii (Kunze) Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 19: 276 (1874)
species :
Quechuapteris rufopunctata (Rosenst.) Windham; Taxon 74(2), p. 22 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz); Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman)
83 BOL ECU PER 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes rufopunctata Rosenst.; Meded. Rijks-Herb. 19: 9 (1913)
= Cheilanthes volcanensis de la Sota; Darwiniana 17: 78 (1972)
= Hemionitis rufopunctata (Rosenst.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 20 (2018)
= Hemionitis volcanensis (de la Sota) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 23 (2018)
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