Paraceterach nana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Paraceterach nana (Hook.) Li Bing Zhang, X.M.Zhou & Jing Zhao, Phytotaxa 731(3): 229 (2025).

Basionym
- Pellaea falcata var. nana Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 136 (1858).
  - Typus: Queensland, Brisbane River, A.Cunningham (Holotype: K).
Homotypic
- Platyloma falcatum var. nanum (Hook.) F.M.Bailey, Ferns Queensland: 36 [PDF; 16 MB] (1874).
- Pteris falcata var. nana (Hook.) F.M.Bailey, Fern World Austr.: 45 (1881).
- Pellaea nana (Hook.) Bostock, Fl. Australia 48: 708 (1998).
- Hemionitis nana (Hook.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 18 (2018).
Misapplied names
- Pteris rotundifolia auct. non G.Forst.; sensu F.M.Bailey, Queensland Flora 6: 1960 (1902).
- Pellaea rotundifolia auct. non (G.Forst.) Hook.; sensu K.Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 131 (1913).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Zhao, J., Ma, D.-N., Smith, A.R., Liang, Z.-L., Zhou, X.-M. & Zhang, L.-B. 2025. Phylogeny and systematics of the fern genus Pellaea and its allies (Pteridaceae). Phytotaxa 731(3): 221–242. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.731.3.3 Reference page.
Bostock, P.D. 1998. Adiantaceae (except Cheilanthes). Pp. 248–271 in MacCarthy, P.M. (ed.), Flora of Australia 48. Ferns, Gymnosperms and allied groups. 766 pp. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0-643-05972-5 PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paraceterach nana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 9. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Paraceterach nana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 May 2022. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Paraceterach nana. Published online. Accessed: 9 May 2022. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Paraceterach nana Accessed: 27 Apr 2026. Reference page.