Astrolepis crassifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Astrolepis
Species: Astrolepis crassifolia

Name

Astrolepis crassifolia (Houlston & T.Moore) D.M.Benham & Windham, Amer. Fern J. 82(2): 57 (1992).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Notholaena crassifolia hort. ex Houlston & T.Moore, Gard. Mag. Bot. 3: 20 (1851).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes crassifolia (T.Moore & Houlston) Mickel & Beitel, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46 (Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca): 111 (1988).
  • Hemionitis crassifolia (Houlston & T.Moore) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 12 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Notholaena pruinosa Fée, Mém. Foug. 8: 78 (1857).
    • Notholaena sinuata var. pruinosa (Fée) E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 1: 120 (1872).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México Distrito Federal, México State, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northeast (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas), Mexico Southwest (Guerrero, Oaxaca). Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala, Honduras. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Benham, D.M. & Windham, M.D. 1992. Generic Affinities of the Star-Scaled Cloak Ferns. American Fern Journal 82(2): 47–58. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Astrolepis crassifolia Accessed: 20 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Astrolepis crassifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 20. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Astrolepis crassifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Astrolepis crassifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Feb 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Astrolepis crassifolia. Published online. Accessed: 20 Feb 2021.