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Cheiloplecton

Cheiloplecton is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae with a single species Cheiloplecton rigidum, native to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.

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Cheiloplecton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Cheiloplecton
Fée1
Species:
C. rigidum
Binomial name
Cheiloplecton rigidum
(Sw.) Fée1
Synonyms2
  • Allosorus cartilagineus (C.Presl) C.Presl
  • Allosorus rigidus (Sw.) C.Presl
  • Cheilanthes rigida (Sw.) Moore ex Fée
  • Doryopteris rigida (Sw.) Diels
  • Hemionitis cheiloplecton Christenh.
  • Pellaea rigida (Sw.) Hook.
  • Pteris acutangula Nees
  • Pteris cartilaginea C.Presl
  • Pteris rigida Sw.

Cheiloplecton is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae with a single species Cheiloplecton rigidum,1 native to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.2

References

References

  1. PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610
  2. Hassler, Michael. "Cheiloplecton". World Ferns. Retrieved 2026-07-04.