Pellaeopsis tomentosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Pellaeopsis
Species:

Pellaeopsis tomentosa (Bonap.) Windham, Taxon 74(2): 280 (2025).

Basionym
- Pellaea tomentosa Bonap., Notes Pteridol. 5: 64 (1917).
Homotypic
- Hemionitis hydornii Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 15 (2018), nom. nov.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Schuettpelz, E., Windham, M.D., Prado, J., Hooper, E.A., Yatskievych, G.A., Huiet, L., Picard, K.T. & Pryer, K.M. 2025. A phylogenetically informed generic reclassification of the hemionitid ferns (Pteridaceae: Cheilanthoideae). Taxon 74(2): 260–291. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13314 Reference page.
Bonaparte, R.N. 1917. Madagascar. Herbier de M. H. Perrier de la Bathie. 2e partie. Notes Ptéridologiques 5: 41–73. BHL Reference page.

Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaeopsis tomentosa Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pellaeopsis tomentosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 7. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Pellaeopsis tomentosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pellaeopsis tomentosa. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.