Choristosoria

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Choristosoria
Species: C. botswanae – C. calomelanos – C. dolomiticola – C. glauca – C. induta – C. involuta – C. lacerata – C. leucomelas – C. multifida – C. namaquensis – C. pentagona – C. pteroides – C. quadripinnata – C. viridis

Name

Choristosoria Mett. ex Kuhn in C.C.von der Decken, Reisen Ost Afr. 3(3): 13 (1879).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Spain.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (Faial, Pico; introduced), Cape Verde (Fogo, Santo Antão, São Nicolau), Madeira (Madeira; introduced).
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Congo (DR), Rwanda.
- 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, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - St. Helena.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles (doubtful).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central (Sichuan, Yunnan).
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India (introduced), Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (introduced), West Himalaya (Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal).
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

Primary references

Kuhn, F.A.M. 1879. Cryptogamae vasculares. P. 7–71 in: von der Decken, K.K.: Reisen in Ost-Afrika in den Jahren 1859–1865. Band 3. Abt. 3. Geologie, Botanik, Meteorologie, astronomische, geodätische und Höhenmessungen, magnetische Beobachtungen, Geschichtstabellen, Literaturübersicht. C.F. Winter, Leipzig & Heidelberg. MDZ Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2021. Choristosoria. 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 Feb 3. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Choristosoria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 3. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Choristosoria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Feb 2021. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Choristosoria. Published online. Accessed: 3 Feb 2021. Reference page.