Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Calciphilopteris
Pteridaceae E.D.M.Kirchn.
Calciphilopteris Yesilyurt & H.Schneider , legitimate, scientific
Yesilyurt, J.C. & Schneider, H. (2010), The new fern genus Calciphilopteris (Pteridaceae). Phytotaxa 7: 53-54, Figs 1A-C [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Calciphilopteris ludens (Wall. ex Hook.) Yesilyurt & H.Schneid. = Pteris ludens Wallich ex. Hooker (1858: 210). Holotype: INDIA: Wallich 88 (K)."
  • 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."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: Qld
Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 46 [secondary reference]