Pellaea pectiniformis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Pellaea
Species: Pellaea pectiniformis

Name

Pellaea pectiniformis (Godet ex Kuhn) Baker in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil. ed. 2: 147 (1874).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris pectiniformis Godet ex Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 87 (1868) (non Goldm. (1843)).
• Homotypic
  • Pteridella pectiniformis (Godet ex Kuhn) Mett. in C.C. von der Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 14 (1879).
  • Allosorus pectiniformis (Godet ex Kuhn) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891).
  • Hemionitis pectiniformis (Godet ex Kuhn) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 19 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris goudotii Kunze ex Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 87 (1868).
    • Pellaea goudotii (Kunze ex Kuhn) C.Chr., Index Filic. 480 (1906).
  • Pellaea goudotii var. bipinnata Bonap., Notes Pteridol. 5: 61, 62 (1917).
  • Pellaea goudotii var. compacta Bonap., Notes Pteridol. 5: 62 (1917).
  • Pellaea goudotii var. major Sim, Ferns S. Afr., ed. 2: 201, pl. 98, fig. 1 (1915).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaïre. Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Northern Province, North-West Province). Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros (Mayotte), Madagascar, Seychelles. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J.† & Baker, J.G. 1874. Synopsis filicum; or, A synopsis of all known ferns, including the Osmundaceae, Schizaeaceae, Marattiaceae, and Ophioglossaceae (chiefly derived from the Kew herbarium) Accompanied by figures representing the essential characters of each genus. Ed. 2, 559 pp. Robert Hardwicke, London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaea pectiniformis Accessed: 13 Apr 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pellaea pectiniformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pellaea pectiniformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pellaea pectiniformis. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr 2021.