Choristosoria leucomelas

Taxonavigation

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

Choristosoria leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) Windham & Schuettp., Taxon 74(2): 276 (2025).

Basionym
- Pteris leucomelas Mett. ex Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 83 (1868).
Homotypic
- Pellaea leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) Baker in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil. ed. 2: 478 (1874).
- Pteridella leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) Kuhn in C.C. von der Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 3(3): Bot. 14 (1879).
- Allosorus leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891).
- Pellaea calomelanos var. leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) J.E.Burrows, S. African Ferns & Fern Allies: 177 (1990).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape, Western Cape). 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.
Hooker, W.J.† & Baker, J.G. 1874. Synopsis filicum; or, A synopsis of all known ferns, including the Osmundaceae, Schizaeaceae, Marattiaceae, and Ophioglossaceae (chiefly derived from the Kew herbarium) Accompanied by figures representing the essential characters of each genus. Ed. 2, 559 pp. Robert Hardwicke, London. BHL Reference page.

Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Choristosoria leucomelas Accessed: 5 May 2025. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Choristosoria leucomelas in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 5. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Choristosoria leucomelas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 May 2025.
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