Aleuritopteris welwitschii

Taxonavigation

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

Aleuritopteris welwitschii (Hook. ex Baker) Ching, Hongkong Naturalist 10: 202 (1941).

Basionym
- Cheilanthes welwitschii Hook. ex Baker, Syn. Fil.: 142 (1867).
  - Type: ‘Angola, Pungo Andongo, 1400–3800 p. alt. In montibus gneisicis, Dec. 1856’, F.M.J. Welwitsch 148 (Lectotype: K 000435475, K 000435476, designated by Schelpe (1969: 69)).
Homotypic
- Hemionitis welwitschii (Hook. ex Baker) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 23 (2018).
Heterotypic
- Cheilanthes mossambicensis Schelpe, J. S. African Bot. 30: 183, f. 1b (1964).
  - Type: ‘Moçambique, Moçambique district, Ribauè, 11/2 mls. S.W. of Poste Agricola; locally abundant in overhung horizontal N.W. aspect crevice on granite hill, 1800 ft. alt. 20.vii.1952’, E.A.C.L.E. Schelpe & L.C. Leach 11421 (Holotype: BOL 128021; isotypes: K 000435478, K 000435479, SRGH).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Ching, R.-C. 1941. The studies of Chinese ferns – XXXI. Aleuritopteris Fée. Hong Kong Naturalist 10(3–4): 194–204. Preview Reference page.

Roux, J.P. 2009. Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23: 1–296. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-48-8. ARK: /t0ps2bc93 PDF Reference page.