Species Cheilanthes viridis
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Etymology of Cheilanthes:
Gk. keilo = lip; anthos = flower; referring to the liplike false indusium that covers the sporangia. The sorus is marginal in these ferns.
Etymology of viridis:
From the Latin viridis = 'green'.
Scientific name:
Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw.
Common names:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Syn. Fil. (Swartz) 127 (1806)
Synonym status:
Rhizomatous perennial. Fronds arching, stipe initially paleate, lamina soft, deltate-pentagonal, 2- to 4-pinnate, proximal pinnae basiscopically developed, ultimate segments narrowly hastate. Sori marginal, confluent, indusium membranous, subentire. Forest margins and scrub, 200--800 m, SW, LB, SE (Cape Peninsula to Arabia and India).
Observations of Taxon
Cheilanthes viridis var. macrophylla
Name of observer:
James Deacon (Mr.Drimia)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Cheilanthes viridis var. macrophylla
Name of observer:
James Deacon (Mr.Drimia)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Cheilanthes viridis var. macrophylla
Name of observer:
James Deacon (Mr.Drimia)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Cheilanthes viridis
Name of observer:
James Deacon (Mr.Drimia)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Cheilanthes viridis var. macrophylla
Name of observer:
James Deacon (Mr.Drimia)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown