Anthonya hirta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Anthonya
Species: Anthonya hirta
Subspecies: A. h. subsp. brevipilosa – A. h. subsp. hirta – A. h. subsp. inferacampestris – A. h. subsp. laxa – A. h. subsp. nemorosa – A. h. subsp. watermeyeri

Name

Anthonya hirta (Sw.) Windham & Pryer, Taxon 74(2): 274 (2025).

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Adiantum caffrorum Sw., J. Bot. [Schrader] 1800(2): 85 (1801) (non L.f. (1781)).
• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes hirta Sw., Syn. Fil.: 128, 329 (1806).
    • Typus: Mauritius, Grondal s.n., Herb. Gastrom (Lectotype: S).
• Homotypic
  • Adiantum hirtum (Sw.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 142 (1810).
  • Notholaena hirta (Sw.) J.Sm., J. Bot. 4: 50 (1841).
  • Myriopteris hirta (Sw.) J.Sm., Ferns Brit. Foreign: 174 (1841).
  • Hemionitis hirta (Sw.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 15 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion. 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. 
• Swartz, O.P. 1806. Synopsis Filicum earum Genera et species. 445 pp. Kiliae. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Anthonya hirta Accessed: 4 May 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Anthonya hirta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Anthonya hirta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 May 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Anthonya hirta. Published online. Accessed: 4 May 2025. Reference page.