Cheilanthes contracta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Cheilanthes
Species: Cheilanthes contracta

Name

Cheilanthes contracta (Kunze) Kunze, Linnaea 23: 243 (1850).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes hirta var. contracta Kunze, Linnaea 10: 539 (1836).
    • Typus: Cape Province, Zwartkops River, Drège b (LZ†, lectotype: BM; isolectotypes: L-BOL, S, SAM).
• Homotypic
  • Myriopteris contracta (Kunze) Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 149 (1852).
  • Pteris contracta (Kunze) Mett., Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 3(1): 49 (1859).
  • Hemionitis contracta (Kunze) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 12 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Pellaea bojeri Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 146, t. 119 A (1858).
    • Cheilanthes bojeri (Hook.) T.Moore, Index Fil.: 236 (1861).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape), Northern Provinces (Mpumalanga). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunze, G. 1850. Index filicum (sensu latissimo): adhuc, quantum innotuit, in hortis Europaeis cultarum, cum synonymis gravioribus, patria, introductionis s. germinationis tempore, duratione et cultura. Linnaea 23: 209–323. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. & Anthony, N.C. 1986. Pteridophyta. In O.A. Leistner (ed.), Flora of Southern Africa: [i–iv], v–xv, 1–292. Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria. ISBN 0-621-08877-3, BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Cheilanthes contracta Accessed: 27 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Cheilanthes contracta. 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 27. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cheilanthes contracta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cheilanthes contracta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cheilanthes contracta. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2021.