Aleuritopteris fallax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Aleuritopteris
Species: Aleuritopteris fallax

Name

Aleuritopteris fallax (M.Martens & Galeotti) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 272 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris fallax M.Martens & Galeotti, Nouv. Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 15: 53, t. 14, f. 2 (1842).
    • Typus: Mexico, Oaxaco, Castrasana, 7000', 1840, Galeotti 6467 (BR 06976927 & 06976958)
• Homotypic [by the lectotypification of Hall & Lellinger 1967: 124]
  • Pellaea intramarginalis var. serratifolia Hook. & Baker, Syn. Fil.: 149 (1867).
  • Mildella intramarginalis var. serratifolia (Hook. & Baker) C.C.Hall & Lellinger, Amer. Fern J. 57: 124 (1967).
  • Mildella fallax (M.Martens & Galeotti) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 75(5): 384 (1993).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México Distrito Federal, México State, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northeast (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas), Mexico Northwest (Sinaloa, Sonora), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Oaxaca). Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schuettpelz, E., Windham, M.D., Prado, J., Hooper, E.A., Yatskievych, G.A., Huiet, L., Picard, K.T. & Pryer, K.M. 2025. A phylogenetically informed generic reclassification of the hemionitid ferns (Pteridaceae: Cheilanthoideae). Taxon 74(2): 260–291. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13314 Reference page. 
• Nesom, G.L. 1993. Mildella intramarginalis var. serratifolia (Adiantaceae) elevated to species rank. Phytologia 75(5): 382–384. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aleuritopteris fallax in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Aleuritopteris fallax. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aleuritopteris fallax. Published online. Accessed: 30 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Aleuritopteris fallax Accessed: 30 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Aleuritopteris fallax. Accessed: 30 Apr 2025 Reference page.