Gaga decomposita

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Gaga
Species: Gaga decomposita

Name

Gaga decomposita (M.Martens & Galeotti) Fay W.Li & Windham, Syst. Bot. 37(4): 856 (2012).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Allosorus decompositus M.Martens & Galeotti, Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 16: 48, t. 10, f. 2 (1842).
    • Typus: Mexico. Oaxaca: Juquila, Galeotti 6362 (Holotype: BR).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes decomposita Willd., Enum. Fil. Suppl. 70 (1813), nom. nud.
  • Cheilanthes decomposita Willd. ex Fée, Mém. Foug. 9 (Cat. Foug. Mex.): 11 (1857).
  • Pellaea decomposita (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 151, t. 119 B (1858).
  • Hemionitis decomposita (M.Martens & Galeotti) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 12 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México Distrito Federal, México State), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northeast (Durango, Zacatecas), Mexico Northwest (Sinaloa), Mexico Southwest (Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Li, F.-W., Pryer, K.M. & Windham, M.D. 2012. Gaga, a new fern genus segregated from Cheilanthes (Pteridaceae). Systematic Botany 37(4): 845–860. DOI: 10.1600/036364412X656626 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Gaga decomposita in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Gaga decomposita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Gaga decomposita. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Gaga decomposita Accessed: 24 May 2023.