Argyrochosma incana

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: Argyrochosma
Species: Argyrochosma incana

Name

Argyrochosma incana (C.Presl) Windham, Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 40 (1987).

• Lectotype (designated by Maxon & Weatherby, Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 5 (1939)). Mexico. Haenke s.n. (PR).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Notholaena incana C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 19, t. 1, f. 2 (1825).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes incana (C.Presl) Mickel & Beitel, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46 (Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca). 115 (1988).
  • Hemionitis incana (C.Presl) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 16 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Gymnogramma candida Mett., Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 3: 50 (1859) (nom. illeg. non Notholaena candida (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hook.).
    • Lectotype. Mexico. Valle de Mexico, Schmitz 231 (B).
    • Pellaea candida (Mett.) Prantl, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 417 (1882).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México Distrito Federal, México State, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala), Mexico Northeast (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas), Mexico Northwest (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca). Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala. Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic/Haiti. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Windham, M.D. 1987. Argyrochosma, a new genus of cheilanthoid ferns. American Fern Journal 77(2): 37–41. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mickel, J.T. & Beitel, J.M. 1988. Pteridophyte Flora of Oaxaca, Mexico. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 46: 1–568. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Argyrochosma incana Accessed: 23 Feb 2021. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Argyrochosma incana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Argyrochosma incana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2021. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Argyrochosma incana. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2021. Reference page.

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