Pellaea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus:
Species: P. ambigua – P. andromedifolia – P. angolensis – P. atropurpurea – P. brachyptera – P. breweri – P. bridgesii – P. calidirupium – P. cordifolia – P. falcata – P. furcata – P. gastonyi – P. glabella – P. intermedia – P. lyngholmii – P. mucronata – P. muelleri – P. myrtillifolia – P. nana – P. notabilis – P. oaxacana – P. ovata – P. paradoxa – P. pringlei – P. prolifera – P. reynoldsii – P. ribae – P. rotundifolia – P. rufa – P. sagittata – P. striata – P. ternifolia – P. timorensis – P. tripinnata – P. truncata – P. villosa – P. wrightiana – P. zygophylla
Nothospecies: P. × glaciogena – P. × gooddingii – P. × wagneri

Name

Pellaea Link, Fil. Spec.: 48, 59 (1841), nom. cons.

Type species: Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Cincinalis Desv., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 311 (1811).
- Platyloma J.Sm., J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 160 (1841).
- Danaea subg. Holodanaea C.Presl, Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 37 (1845).
- Synochlamys Fée, Mém. Foug., 7. Ic. Esp. Nouv.: 35, t. 20, f. 4 (1857).
- Crypteris Nutt. ex Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 149 (1858), nom. inval..
- Pellaea [infragen.unranked] Holcochlaena Baker in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil.: 153 (1867).
- Choristosoria Mett. in F.A.M. Kuhn in C.C.von der Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 13 (1879).
- Pellaea [infragen.unranked] Hymenoloma Davenp., Bot. Gaz. 21: 262 (1896), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India, Sri Lanka.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Sulawesi.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - Chatham Islands, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Greenland, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mexican Pacific Islands.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Dominican Republic.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Link, H.F. 1841. Filicum Species in Horto Regio Botanico Berolinensi Cultae. 179 pp. Veit, Berolini [Berlin]. Gallica Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pellaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 9. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Pellaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jul 2023. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pellaea. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jul 2023. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaea Accessed: 9 Jul 2023. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pellaea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Cliffbrake
中文: 旱蕨属