Cheilanthes fragillima

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Cheilanthes fragillima F.Muell., Fragm. 5(36): 123 (1866), nom. nov..

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Notholaena fragilis Hook., Sp. Fil. 5: 114, t. 287 A (1864).
    • Type: Northern Territory, Fitzmaurice River, Oct. 1855, F. Mueller (Holotype: MEL 503529).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes fragilis (Hook.) Luerss., Bot. Centralbl. 3(9): 443 (1882), non Hook. 1859.
  • Hemionitis fragillima (F.Muell.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 14 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Western Australia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mueller, F. 1865. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. XXXVI. Pp. 103–142 in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae, Vol. 5. J. Ferres, Melbourne. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cheilanthes fragillima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cheilanthes fragillima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Apr 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cheilanthes fragillima. Published online. Accessed: 6 Apr 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Cheilanthes fragillima Accessed: 6 Apr 2023.