Pellaea leucomelas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Pellaea
Species: Pellaea leucomelas

Name

Pellaea leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) Baker in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil. ed. 2: 478 (1874).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris leucomelas Mett. ex Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 83 (1868).
• Homotypic
  • Pteridella leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) Kuhn in C.C. von der Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 14 (1879).
  • Allosorus leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891).
  • Pellaea calomelanos var. leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) J.E.Burrows, S. African Ferns & Fern Allies: 177 (1990).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape, Western Cape). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J.† & Baker, J.G. 1874. Synopsis filicum; or, A synopsis of all known ferns, including the Osmundaceae, Schizaeaceae, Marattiaceae, and Ophioglossaceae (chiefly derived from the Kew herbarium) Accompanied by figures representing the essential characters of each genus. Ed. 2, 559 pp. Robert Hardwicke, London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pellaea leucomelas in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pellaea leucomelas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pellaea leucomelas. Published online. Accessed: 7 Jul 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaea leucomelas Accessed: 7 Jul 2023.