


Cheilanthes Sw.

Details
Cheilanthes Sw., Syn. Fil. 126 (1806)
Cheilanthes Sw.
Nomenclature
Sw.
Sw.
1806
126
conserved
ICN
Cheilanthes Sw.
genus
Cheilanthes
Classification
Subordinates
- Cheilanthes amaurorhachis
- Cheilanthes ambigua
- Cheilanthes ambigua
- Cheilanthes dicksonioides
- Cheilanthes distans
- Cheilanthes erecta
- Cheilanthes humilis
- Cheilanthes humilis
- Cheilanthes kirkii
- Cheilanthes lendigera
- Cheilanthes pellucida
- Cheilanthes sieberi
- Cheilanthes tenuifolia
- Cheilanthes venosa
- Cheilanthes viridis
Vernacular names
Descriptions
Cheilanthes Sw.
Sori marginal on tips of veins, often approximate, protected by the modified reflexed margin of lamina, sts unprotected. Sporangia stalked; annulus incomplete, vertical, with many-celled stomium; spores tetrahedral, ± globose, smooth to granulose. Rhizome ascending or shortly creeping, paleate. Fronds us. clustered, pinnate to decompound; veins free. Terrestrial ferns of some 180 spp. of tropical and temperate areas.
Taxonomic concepts
Aleuritopteris Fée
Cheilanthes Sw.
Allosorus Bernh.
Cheilanthes Sw.
Aspidotis (Nutt. ex Hook.) Copel.
Cheilanthes Sw.
Cheilanthes Sw.
Cheilanthes Sw.
Cheilanthes Sw.
Collections
Notes
Etymology
From the Greek cheilos (lip) and anthos (flower), a reference to the sori, which occur on the margin of the pinnae.
Metadata
04183f8d-ffbc-4849-bfa3-73d9efa924d7
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
11 January 2021