The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Showing Calciphilopteris
- APC
- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Polypodiidae(subcl.)
- Pteridaceae(fam.)
- Calciphilopteris(gen.)
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Type: "Calciphilopteris ludens (Wall. ex Hook.) Yesilyurt & H.Schneid. = Pteris ludens Wallich ex. Hooker (1858: 210). Holotype: INDIA: Wallich 88 (K)."
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Etymology: "... is a composite from the Greek calx (limestone), philus (loving) and pteris (fern) and emphasizes the exclusivity of limestone outcrops as the natural habitat for this fern."
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APC Dist.: Qld