Anthonya hirta subsp. laxa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Anthonya
Species: Anthonya hirta
Subspecies: Anthonya hirta subsp. laxa

Name

Anthonya hirta subsp. laxa (Kunze) Windham & Pryer, Taxon 74(2): 274 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes hirta var. laxa Kunze, Linnaea 10: 540 (1836).
    • Typus: near Bokpoort and Nieuweveld, Drêge s.n. (Lectotypus: B; isolectotypes: SAM; BOL photo.).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes hirta f. laxa (Kunze) W.Jacobsen & N.H.G.Jacobsen, Bothalia 18(1): 65 (1988).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, Free State, Northern Provinces. 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. 
• Jacobsen, N.H.G. & Jacobsen, W.B.G. 1988. The Cheilanthes hirta complex and allied species (Adiantaceae/Pteridaceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 18(1): 57–77. DOI: 10.4102/abc.v18i1.982 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Anthonya hirta subsp. laxa Accessed: 4 May 2025. Reference page.