Quechuapteris buchtienii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Quechuapteris
Species: Quechuapteris buchtienii

Name

Quechuapteris buchtienii (Rosenst.) Windham, Taxon 74(2): 280 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Notholaena buchtienii Rosenst., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 238 (1908), "Nothochlaena Buchtienii".
    • Typus: Bolivia, Yungas australis: Sirupaya pr. Yanacachi, sub 16° lat., 2100 m, ad muros. 13 Nov 1906, O. Buchtien 472 (B 20 0143765 GH 00021672, 01154481, MW 0591042 NY 00144384, P 00586996, ~997, S-R-3761, STU 1-13004, ~05 UC 477583, US 00142015, 1097579)
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes buchtienii (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon, Fieldiana, Bot. n.s. 22: 34 (1989).
  • Hemionitis buchtienii (Rosenst.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 11 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Notholaena buchtienii var. ventanensis Weath., Amer. Fern J. 36: 7 (1946).
    • Typus: Argentina: Partido de Tornquist, Mines de la Ventana, Estancia Funke, Cerros Grietas, 14 Nov 1943, Cabrera 8101 (Holotype: GH, isotypes: LP 002657, SI 000085, US 00142016)
    • Cheilanthes buchtienii var. ventanensis (Weath.) Capurro, Anales Comis. Invest. Ci., Buenos Aires 2: 99 (1961).
  • Notholaena fraseri var. robusta Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22(3): 400 (1896).
    • Typus: Argentina: bei Boca del Rio de San José in der Sierra Achala, 26. März 1881, Galander

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, ?Peru. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, La Pampa), Argentina Northwest (Catamarca, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Tucumán). 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. 
• Tryon, R.M. & Stolze, R.G. 1989. Pteridophyta of Peru. Part I: 1. Ophioglossaceae – 12. Cytheaceae. Fieldiana: Botany, new ser., 20: i–iii, 1–145. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Quechuapteris buchtienii Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Quechuapteris buchtienii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Quechuapteris buchtienii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Quechuapteris buchtienii. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Quechuapteris buchtienii. Accessed: 11 Feb 2025 Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Feb. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Quechuapteris buchtienii. Accessed: Feb 11 {{{4}}}.