Cheilanthes hirta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Cheilanthes
Species: Cheilanthes hirta
Varietates: C. h. var. brevipilosa – C. h. var. hirta – C. h. var. hyaloglandulosa – C. h. var. inferacampestris – C. h. var. nemorosa – C. h. var. watermeyeri
Formae: C. h. f. laxa – C. h. f. waterbergensis

Name

Cheilanthes hirta Sw., Syn. Fil.: 128, 329 (1806).

• Typus: Mauritius, Grondal s.n., Herb. Gastrom (Lectotype: S).

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Adiantum caffrorum Sw., J. Bot. [Schrader] 1800(2): 85 (1801) (non L.f. (1781)).
• Homotypic
  • Adiantum hirtum (Sw.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 142 (1810).
  • Notholaena hirta (Sw.) J.Sm., J. Bot. 4: 50 (1841).
  • Hemionitis hirta (Sw.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 15 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O.P. 1806. Synopsis Filicum earum Genera et species. 445 pp. Kiliae. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Cheilanthes hirta Accessed: 1 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Cheilanthes hirta. 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 Mar 1. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cheilanthes hirta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cheilanthes hirta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cheilanthes hirta. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar 2021.