Windhamia pringlei

Pellaea pringlei

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: Windhamia
Species: Windhamia pringlei

Name

Windhamia pringlei (Davenp.) Li Bing Zhang, X.M.Zhou & Jing Zhao, Phytotaxa 731(3): 231 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pellaea pringlei Davenp., Gard. & Forest 4: 555, f. 88 (1891).
    • Typus: Mexico. Jalisco: near Guadalajara, Pringle 2591 (Holotype: GH; isotypes F, GH, MEXU, NY, P, UC, US, YU).
• Homotypic
  • Allosorus pringlei (Davenp.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891).
  • Hemionitis hysbaldii Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 15 (2018), nom. nov.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México State, Morelos), Mexico Northwest (Sinaloa), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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. 
• Davenport, G.E. 1891. Filices Mexicanae – IV. Garden and Forest 4(196): 555–556 BHL, f. 88 BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mickel, J.T. & Smith, A.R. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Part I (Descriptions and Maps). Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 88: i–xi, 1–1054. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Windhamia pringlei Accessed: 26 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Windhamia pringlei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Windhamia pringlei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Feb 2021. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Windhamia pringlei. Published online. Accessed: 27 Apr 2026. Reference page.

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