Ynesmexia skinneri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Ynesmexia
Species: Ynesmexia skinneri

Name

Ynesmexia skinneri (Hook.) Fauskee & Windham, Taxon 74(4): 782 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pellaea skinneri Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 141, t. 118 B (1858).
    • Type. Guatemala. Skinner s.n. (K).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes skinneri (Hook.) T.Moore, Index Fil.: 253 (1861).
  • Allosorus skinneri (Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891).
  • Doryopteris skinneri (Hook.) C.Chr., Index Filic.: 245 (1905).
  • Cheilanthes skinneri (Hook.) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon, Rhodora 83(833): 133 (1981), isonym
  • Hemionitis skinneri (Hook.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 21 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Pellaea flavescens E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 1: 119 (1872), nom. illeg. non Fée (1869).
    • Type. Mexico. [Morelos:] Cuernavaca, Bourgeau s.n. (P).
  • Pellaea flavescens var. macahensis Brade, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 11: 28, tab. 8 (1951).

Hybrids

Ynesmexia × gryphus

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México Distrito Federal, México State, Morelos), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northeast (Chihuahua, Durango), Mexico Northwest (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca). Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fauskee, B.D., Windham, M.D. & Pryer, K.M. 2025. Ynesmexia: A novel genus uniting morphologically disparate cheilanthoid ferns (Pteridaceae). Taxon 74(4): 768–786. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13340 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mickel, J.T. & Smith, A.R. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Part I (Descriptions and Maps). Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 88: i–xi, 1–1054. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Ynesmexia skinneri Accessed: 30 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ynesmexia skinneri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Ynesmexia skinneri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ynesmexia skinneri. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2025. Reference page.