Paragymnopteris

Paragynopteris marantae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Paragymnopteris
Species: P. bipinnata – P. delavayi – P. marantae – P. sargentii – P. vestita

Name

Paragymnopteris K.H.Shing, Indian Fern J. 10(1–2): 227 (1994) [1993 publ. 1994].

• Type species: Paragymnopteris marantae (L.) K.H.Shing

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Sericopteris Jing Zhao, X.M.Zhou & Z.R.He, Phytotaxa 693(2): 167 (2025).
    • Type species: Sericopteris vestita (Hook.) Jing Zhao & X.M.Zhou, Phytotaxa 693(2): 169 (2025).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Regional: China China South-Central, China North-Central, Qinghai, Tibet. Regional: Eastern Asia Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Myanmar. Regional: Malesia Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Shing, K.H. 1994 ("1993"). A new genus, Paragymnopteris Shing separated from Gymnopteris Bernh. Indian Fern Journal 10(1–2): 226–231. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Paragymnopteris. Accessed: 31 Aug 2025.Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Paragymnopteris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 9. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Paragymnopteris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Feb 2021. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Paragymnopteris. Published online. Accessed: 9 Feb 2021. Reference page.

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