Pellaea kitchingii

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: Pellaea
Species: Pellaea kitchingii

Name

Pellaea kitchingii Baker, J. Bot. 18: 327 (1880).

• Typus: Madagascar, Kitching (K).

Synonyms

• Basionym
• Homotypic
  • Allosorus kitchingii (Baker) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891).
  • Doryopteris kitchingii (Baker) Bonap. in C.Christensen, Index Filic., Suppl. Prelim.: 13 (1917).
  • Hemionitis kitchingii (Baker) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 16 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Doryopteris latiloba C.Chr., Arch. Bot., Caen 2, Bull. mens. 213 (1928).
    • Type: Madagascar. ‘Pic d’Ivohibe, Bara’, H. Humbert 3195 (Holotype: P 00466458; isotype: P 00466457).
    • Hemionitis latiloba (C.Chr.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 16 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baker, J.G. 1880. On a Collection of Ferns Made by Langley Kitching, Esq., in Madagascar. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 18(12): 326–330. BHL Reference page. 
• Christensen, C.F.A. 1917. Index Filicum. Supplément préliminaire pur les années 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916. 60 pp., Triers, Hafnia. BHL Reference page. 
• Christensen, C.F.A. 1928. Fougères nouvelles ou peu connues de Madagascar. Récoltes par M.H. Humbert en 1924. Archives de Botanique, Bulletin Mensuel, Caen 2(12): 209–216. 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.  (as taxa excluded from Doryopteris and Lytoneuron)

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaea kitchingii Accessed: 18 Apr 2021. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pellaea kitchingii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pellaea kitchingii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Apr 2021. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pellaea kitchingii. Published online. Accessed: 18 Apr 2021. Reference page.