Aleuritopteris smithii

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 smithii

Name

Aleuritopteris smithii (C.Chr.) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 273 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pellaea smithii C.Chr., Acta Horti Gothob. 1: 89, t. 18 (1924).
    • Typus: Sze-ch’uan, Hsii-ting, China, on sunny rocks, alt. ca. 2200 m, H. Smith 4799 (Holotype: C, fragment US).
• Homotypic
  • Mildella smithii (C.Chr.) C.C.Hall & Lellinger, Amer. Fern J. 57: 132 (1967).
  • Cheilanthes smithii (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon, Amer. Fern J. 76(4): 185 (1986).
  • Oeosporangium smithii (C.Chr.) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar, Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 1: 265 (2016).
  • Hemionitis christensenii Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 11 (2018), nom. nov.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central. 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. 
• Fraser-Jenkins, C.R., Gandhi, K.N., Kholia, B.S. & Benniamin, A. 2016. An annotated checklist of Indian Pteridophytes; 1: Lycopodiaceae to Thelypteridaceae. viii + 562 pp., Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun. ISBN 978-81-211-0952-9. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aleuritopteris smithii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Aleuritopteris smithii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aleuritopteris smithii. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Aleuritopteris smithii Accessed: 2 May 2025. Reference page.