Cheilanthes similis

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Cheilanthes similis F.Ballard, Kew Bull. 12(1): 47 (1957).

• Type: Northern Rhodesia. Mwinilunga Distr., Luakela Falls, Mwinilunga, on road and by rocks on slope in open Brachystegia woodland’, E.W.B.H. Milne-Redhead 4351 (Holotype: K 000435477; isotype: BM).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hemionitis similis (F.Ballard) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 21 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Zaïre. Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Zambia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ballard, F. 1957. New African Ferns. Kew Bulletin 12(1): 47–49. JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Roux, J.P. 2009. Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23: 1–296. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-48-8. ARK: /t0ps2bc93 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Cheilanthes similis Accessed: 16 Apr 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cheilanthes similis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cheilanthes similis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Apr 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cheilanthes similis. Published online. Accessed: 16 Apr 2021.