Paraceterach

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: Paraceterach
Species: P. calidirupium – P. falcata – P. muelleri – P. nana – P. paradoxa – P. reynoldsii – P. rotundifolia

Name

Paraceterach Copel., Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5: 75 (1947).

• Type species: Paraceterach muelleri (Hook.) Copel., Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5: 75 (1947).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka. Regional: Malesia Lesser Sunda Islands (Lombok), Malaya, Sulawesi. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands (Lord Howe Island), New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.. Regional: New Zealand Chatham Islands, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand North (main island, Three Kings Islands), New Zealand South. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Copeland, E.B. 1947. Genera Filicum, The Genera of Ferns. (Annales Cryptogamici et Phytopathologici 5). xvi + 247 pp, 10 pl. Internet Archive Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Paraceterach. Published online. Accessed: 27 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Paraceterach Accessed: 27 Apr 2026. Reference page.

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