Aleuritopteris fragilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Aleuritopteris
Species: Aleuritopteris fragilis

Name

Aleuritopteris fragilis (Hook.) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 271 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes fragilis Hook., Fil. Exot. t. 96 (1859).
    • Typus: Myanmar, Dammar-slat, near Moulmein, limestone rocks, C.S.P. Parish 93 (K 001057953).
• Homotypic
  • Cheilosoria fragilis (Hook.) Ching & K.H.Shing, Gloss. Terms & Names of Ferns 39 (1982).
  • Oeosporangium fragile (Hook.) Fraser-Jenk., Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 1: 265 (2016).
  • Hemionitis fragilis (Hook.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 14 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Yunnan). Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schuettpelz, E., Windham, M.D., Prado, J., Hooper, E.A., Yatskievych, G.A., Huiet, L., Picard, K.T. & Pryer, K.M. 2025. A phylogenetically informed generic reclassification of the hemionitid ferns (Pteridaceae: Cheilanthoideae). Taxon 74(2): 260–291. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13314 Reference page. 
• Fraser-Jenkins, C.R., Gandhi, K.N., Kholia, B.S. & Benniamin, A. 2016. An annotated checklist of Indian Pteridophytes; 1: Lycopodiaceae to Thelypteridaceae. viii + 562 pp., Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun. ISBN 978-81-211-0952-9. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aleuritopteris fragilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Aleuritopteris fragilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Apr 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aleuritopteris fragilis. Published online. Accessed: 30 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Aleuritopteris fragilis Accessed: 30 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Aleuritopteris fragilis. Accessed: 30 Apr 2025 Reference page.