Myriopteris rawsonii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Myriopteris
Species: Myriopteris rawsonii

Name

Myriopteris rawsonii (Pappe) Grusz & Windham, PhytoKeys 32: 60 (2013).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Notholaena rawsonii Pappe in Pappe & Rawson, Syn. Fil. Afr. Austr. 42 (1858).
    • Type: ‘Namaqualand, between Spectakel and Kommaggas’, H. Whitehead s.n. (Holotype: BM; isotypes: K 000435530, S).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilanthes rawsonii (Pappe) Mett. in F.A.M.Kuhn, Filic. Afr.: 75 (1868).
  • Hemionitis rawsonii (Pappe) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 20 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Cheilanthes refracta Pappe & Rawson, Syn. Fil. Afr. Austr. 34 (1858).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces (Northern Cape), Namibia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Grusz, A.L. & Windham, M.D. 2013. Toward a monophyletic Cheilanthes: The resurrection and recircumscription of Myriopteris (Pteridaceae). PhytoKeys 32: 49–64. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.32.6733 Reference page. 

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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Myriopteris rawsonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Myriopteris rawsonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Myriopteris rawsonii. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Myriopteris rawsonii Accessed: 31 May 2023.