Ynesmexia

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: Ynesmexia
Species: Y. fournieri – Y. seemannii – Y. skinneri – Y. subcordata
Nothospecies: Y. × gryphus 

Name

Ynesmexia Fauskee & Windham, Taxon 74(4): 781 (2025).

• Type species: Ynesmexia skinneri (Hook.) Fauskee & Windham ≡ Pellaea skinneri Hook.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • ×Hemionanthes Mickel in McVaugh, Fl. Novo-Galiciana 17: 286 (1992).
    • Type species: ×Hemionanthes gryphus (Mickel) Mickel

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Western South America Colombia (Magdalena). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fauskee, B.D., Windham, M.D. & Pryer, K.M. 2025. Ynesmexia: A novel genus uniting morphologically disparate cheilanthoid ferns (Pteridaceae). Taxon 74(4): 768–786. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13340 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Ynesmexia Accessed: 30 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ynesmexia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Ynesmexia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. 30. Published online. Accessed: Aug 2025. Reference page.