Cheilanthes viridis var. viridis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Cheilanthes
Species: Cheilanthes viridis
Varietas: Cheilanthes viridis var. viridis

Name

Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. viridis, autonym

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Pteris adiantoides Bory ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 391 (1810).
  - Type: “Habitat in insula Mauritii, Borboniae”, J.B.G.M. Bory de St.-Vincent s.n. (Holotype: B-W 20002; isotype: P 00466462).
  - Allosorus adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 153 (1836).
  - Pellaea adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) J.Sm., Cat. Kew Ferns 4 (1856).
  - Platyloma adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) E.J.Lowe, Ferns 3: t. 33 (1857).
  - Pteridella adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) Kuhn in C.C. von der Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 14 (1879).
- Cheilanthes hastata var. canonica Kunze, Linnaea 10: 532 (1836).
  - Type: ‘In rupestribus ad Glenfilling (distr. Albany), Decbr.’, J.F. Drège s.n. (Holotype: LZ†; lectotype: B20 0000370, designated by Anthony (1984: 144, 149); isolectotypes: B20 0000365, L).
  - Pellaea viridis var. canonica (Kunze) Verdc., Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Adiant. 20 (2002).
- Pteris elliptica Poir. in J. Lamarck & al., Encycl. 5: 713 (1804).
  - Type: ‘Cette espèce croît naturallement aux îles Séchelles’, sine coll. s.n. (Holotype: P-LA).
- Pellaea flavescens Fée, Crypt. Vasc. Bresil 1: 44, t. 22, f. 2 (1869).
  - Allosorus flavescens (Fée) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891).
  - Ormopteris flavescens (Fée) Barbará, Phytotaxa 221(2): 118 (2015).
  - Hemionitis flavescens (Fée) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 13 (2018).
- Pteris hastata Sw., J. Bot. [Schrader] 1800(2): 69 (1801) (non Thunb. (1800)).
- Pteris hastifolia Schrad., Gött. Gel. Anz. 1818: 917 (1818).
  - Type: Cape, C.H.F. Hesse s.n. (Holotype: GOET).
- Pellaea viridis var. incisa Christ ex Bonap., Notes Pteridol. 16: 83 (1925).
  - Type: Madagascar. ‘Massif de Manongarivo. Versant du Sambirano. Rocailles ombragèes, gneiss; vers 800 mètres d’altitude, Avril 1909’, H. Perrier de la Bâthie 7850 (Holotype: P?).
- Pteris hastata var. minor Bolle, Bonplandia 3: 122 (1855), nom. nud..
  - Type: “S. Nicolao, Caboverde, 1851”, C. Bolle s.n. (Lectotype: B 20 0000447, designated by Lobin), note on sheet dated 1962; ‘In montibus antoniensibus supra Ribeira de Paul, Novembri 1852’, C. Bolle s.n. (?, syn.).
  - Pellaea hastata var. minor (Bolle) A.Chev., Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 15(170/171): 1058, 1059 (1935), nom. inval., non Pellaea hastata (Thunb.) Prantl (1882).
- Pteris polymorpha Poir. in J. Lamarck & al., Encycl. 5: 719 (1804).
- Cheilanthes hastata var. stenophylla Kunze, Linnaea 10: 533 (1836).
  - Type: ‘In sylvarum initio ad Krakakamma et in montibus Stadensrivierberge, denique prope Philipstown et in mont. Winterberg’, C.F. Ecklon s.n. (Holotype: LZ†).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (Faial, Pico; introduced), Cape Verde (Fogo, Santo Antão, São Nicolau), Madeira (Madeira; introduced).
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Zaïre.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros (Mayotte), Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles (doubtful)
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India, Sri Lanka.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Queensland.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North.
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (Hawaiian Islands: Kauai, Oahu, Maui)
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Southeast (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

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.
Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. 2021. Pteridaceae. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 30. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln. DOI: 10.7931/dtkj-x078 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cheilanthes viridis var. viridis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 8. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Cheilanthes viridis var. viridis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 May 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cheilanthes viridis var. viridis. Published online. Accessed: 8 May 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Cheilanthes viridis var. viridis Accessed: 8 May 2023.