Choristosoria viridis subsp. macrophylla

Taxonavigation

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

Choristosoria viridis subsp. macrophylla (Kunze) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 277 (2025).

Basionym
- Cheilanthes hastata var. macrophylla Kunze, Linnaea 10: 532 (1836).
  - Type: “Ad catarractam magnam prope Omsamcaba, in umbrosis”, J.F. Drège s.n. (Holotype: LZ†; lectotype: K 000435567, K 000435568, designated by Anthony (1984: 156, 157); isotypes: B 20 0000368, top left specimen only, B 20 0130227, BM).
Homotypic
- Cheilanthes macrophylla (Kunze) Kunze, Linnaea 23(2): 244, 307 (1850).
- Pellaea macrophylla (Kunze) Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.; 129 (1852).
- Allosorus hastatus var. macrophylla (Kunze) Pappe & Rawson, Syn. Fil. Afr. Austr. 30 (1858).
- Pellaea hastata var. macrophylla (Kunze) Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 146 (1858).
- Pellaea viridis var. macrophylla (Kunze) Sim, Ferns S. Afr., ed. 2: 208, 209, pl. 99 (1915).
- Cheilanthes viridis var. macrophylla (Kunze) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 155 (1982).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Rwanda, Zaïre. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. & Anthony, N.C. 1982. New species and new combinations in African Pteridophyta and Orchidaceae. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 10: 143–161. Reference page.

Roux, J.P. 2009. Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23: 1–296. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-48-8. ARK: /t0ps2bc93 PDF Reference page.

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