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030.0000 Family Pteridaceae E.D.M.Kirchn.; Schul-Bot. 109 (1831)
48 genera, ca. 1350 spp. The family has been split extensively in smaller subgroups, but Smith et al. (2006) and PPG-I argue for keeping them together.
Species listed in database: 1405; hybrids: 68
= Acrostichaceae Mett. ex A.B.Frank; Syn. Pflanzenk., ed. 2, 3: 1458 (1877), nom. rej.
= Actiniopteridaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 17: 5 (1962)
= Adiantaceae Newman; Hist. Brit. Ferns 5 (1840) nom. cons. over Parkeriaceae (1825)
= Anopteraceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. (Tracheophyta) 51 (2001)
= Antrophyaceae (Link) Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 11 (1978)
= Ceratopteridaceae Underw.; Native Ferns, ed. 6: 65, 78 (1900)
= Cheilanthaceae B.K.Nayar; Taxon 19: 233 (1970)
= Cryptogrammaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 17: 299 (1963)
= Hemionitidaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 21: 487 (1966)
= Negripteridaceae Pic.Serm.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 53: 160 (1946)
= Parkeriaceae Hook.; Exot. Fl. 2: t. 147 (1825), nom. rej. in favor of Adiantaceae
= Platyzomataceae Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 29: 4 (1950)
= Pteridaceae Reichenb.; Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 138 (1837)
= Sinopteridaceae Koidz.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 50 (1934)
= Taenitidaceae (C.Presl) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 29: 1 (1974)
= Vittariaceae Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 232 (1940)
030.6006 Genus Pellaea incertae sedis;
Distribution: Africa. Those species are of uncertain placement, because they remain unsampled in phylogenetic studies.
Species listed in database: 6
species :
Pellaea angolensis Schelpe; Garcia de Orta, Ser. Bot. 3(1): 53 (1976)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis angolensis (Schelpe) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 9 (2018)
species :
Pellaea kitchingii Baker; J. Bot. 18: 327 (1880)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus kitchingii (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891)
= Doryopteris kitchingii (Baker) Bonap. ex C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. (1906-1912) 16 (1913)
= Doryopteris latiloba C.Chr.; Arch. Bot. Bull. Mens. 2: 213 (1928)
= Hemionitis kitchingii (Baker) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 16 (2018)
= Hemionitis latiloba (C.Chr.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 16 (2018)
species :
Pellaea prolifera Schelpe; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 38: 193, f. 1 (1968)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]
23 CON
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis hykrionii Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 15 (2018), nom. nov.
species :
Pellaea rufa A.F.Tryon; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42: 101, t. 7 (1955)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis yikka Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 23 (2018), nom. nov.
species :
Pellaea striata (Desv.) C.Chr.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 7: 117, t. 44, f. 12-15 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Doryopteris madagascariensis Tardieu; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 5, 1: 148 (1958) (synonymy fide Rakontondrainibe in sched. holotype)
= Hemionitis striata (Desv.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 21 (2018)
= Hemionitis tenrecorum Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 22 (2018), nom. nov. for Doryopteris madagascariensis Tardieu
= Pellaea sulcata Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 6: 63 (1917)
= Pteris striata Desv.; Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 300 (1827)
species :
Pellaea tripinnata Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 350 (1889)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus tripinnatus (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891)
= Hemionitis tripinnata (Baker) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 22 (2018)
= Pellaea ovalifolia Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 5: 62 (1917)
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