Doryopteris kirkii

Doryopteris kirkii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Doryopteris
Species: Doryopteris kirkii

Name

Doryopteris kirkii (Hook.) Alston, Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 30: 14 (1956).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes kirkii Hook., Sec. Cent. Ferns: t. 81 (1861).
    • Typus: Africa, Zambesi, Kirk, s.n. (K)
• Homotypic
  • Doryopteris concolor var. kirkii (Hook.) T.C.E.Fr., Wiss. Erg. d. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo Exp. 1911-12, Bot. 1911-12, Bot. 1: 4 (1914).
  • Cheilanthes concolor var. kirkii (Hook.) Kornaś, Acta Soc. Bot. Poloniae 61(1): 160 (1992). PDF

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Guinea. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Zambia. Regional: Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Alston, A.H.G. 1956. New African Ferns. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana, ser. 2 30: 5–27. Full issue PDF Reference page. 
• Hooker, W.J. 1861. A second century of ferns: being figures with brief descriptions of one hundred new, or rare, or imperfectly known species of ferns from various parts of the world. 100 tab. + text. William Pamplin, London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Yesilyurt, J.C. 2023. Taxonomic synopsis of the genera Doryopteris and Lytoneuron (Pteridaceae). Fern Gazette 22(1): 1–34. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Doryopteris kirkii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Doryopteris kirkii. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Doryopteris kirkii Accessed: 15 Feb 2025. Reference page.