Pellaeopsis boivinii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Pellaeopsis
Species: Pellaeopsis boivinii

Name

Pellaeopsis boivinii (Hook.) , Sp. Fil. 2: 147, t. 118 A (1858).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pellaea boivinii Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 147, t. 118 A (1858).
• Homotypic
  • Pteris boivinii (Hook.) T.Moore ex Bedd., Ferns S. India 12, t. 36 (1863).
  • Allosorus boivinii (Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891).
  • Hemionitis boivinii (Hook.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 10 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteridella adiantoides Desv. ex Kuhn in C.C. von Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 14 (1879).
    • Pteris adiantoides Desv., Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 299 (1827), {NIL}} (non Bory (1810)).
    • Pellaea adiantoides (Desv.) Prantl, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 418 (1882).
  • Pellaea boivinii f. bipinnata C.Chr., Dansk Bot. Ark. 7: 114 (1932).
  • Pellaea boivinii var. tripinnata C.Chr., Dansk Bot. Ark. 7: 115, pl. 43, figs 6, 7 (1932).
    • Pellaea boivinii var. tripinnata C.Chr., Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 46 (1932), nom. nud.
  • Pellaea boivinii var. multifrondulosa C.Chr., Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 7: 115, pl. 44, figs 8, 9 (1932).
    • Pellaea boivinii var. multifrondulosa C.Chr., Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 45 (1932), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Northern Provinces (Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga) Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka. 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. 
• Hooker, W.J. 1851–1858. Species Filicum being descriptions of the known ferns, particularly of such as exist in the author's herbarium, or are with sufficient accuracy described in works to which are he has access; accompanied with numerous figures. Volume II containing Adiantum – Ceratopteris. v + 250 pp. + 70 tab. London: William Pamplin. BHL Biblioteca Digital MDZ Reference page. 
• Christensen, C.F.A. 1932. The pteridophyta of Madagacar. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 7: 1–253. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaeopsis boivinii Accessed: 6 May 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pellaeopsis boivinii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Pellaeopsis boivinii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 May 2025. Reference page.

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pellaeopsis boivinii. Published online. Accessed: 6 May 2025. Reference page.