Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales 

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

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

Name

Pellaea leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) Baker in Hooker & Baker, Syn. Fil. ed. 2: 478 (1874).

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Pteris leucomelas Mett. ex Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 83 (1868).
  • Homotypic
    • Pteridella leucomelas Mett. ex Kuhn in v. Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 14 (1879).
    • Allosorus leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891).
    • Pellaea calomelanos var. leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) J.E.Burrows, S. African Ferns & Fern Allies: 177 (1990).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape, Western Cape).

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. 
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