Calciphilopteris

Calciphilopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Pteridaceae. It is native to India and China, southward to Australia.[1] Its four species grow in crevices in limestone or they cling to the rock itself.

Calciphilopteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Pteridaceae
Subfamily:	Cheilanthoideae
Genus:	Calciphilopteris Yesilyurt & H.Schneider
Type species
Calciphilopteris ludens (N.Wallich ex W.J.Hooker) Yesilyurt & H.Schneider
Species
See text.

Taxonomy

For a long time, the four species of Calciphilopteris were included in the polyphyletic genus Doryopteris. Molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that Calciphilopteris is the most basal clade in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae. It is thus far removed from Doryopteris palmata, the type species of Doryopteris.

Calciphilopteris was described as a new genus in 2010.[1] The generic name is said to be derived from the Greek calx (limestone), philus (loving), and pteris (fern).[1] Kalx can not be found in ancient Greek,[2] however calx is the Latin word for "limestone",[3] possibly derived from ancient Greek chalix (χάλιξ) or derived from a word from a different Mediterranean language.[4] The proper word in ancient Greek for "loving" is philos (φίλος).[2]

Species

As of January 2020, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[5]

• Calciphilopteris alleniae (R.M.Tryon) Yesilyurt & H.Schneider
• Calciphilopteris ludens (Wall. ex Hook.) Yesilyurt & H.Schneider
• Calciphilopteris papuana (Copel.) Yesilyurt & H.Schneider
• Calciphilopteris wallichii (J.Sm.) Yesilyurt & H.Schneider

References

1. Jovita C. Yesilyurt and Harald Schneider. 2010. "The new fern genus Calciphilopteris (Pteridaceae)". Phytotaxa 7:52-59. (See External links below).
2. Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. Revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the assistance of Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
3. Lewis, C.T. & Short, C. (1879). A Latin dictionary founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
4. de Vaan, M. (2008). Etymological dictionary of Latin and the other Italic languages. Leiden/Boston: Brill.
5. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Oeosporangium". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 2020-01-01.

External links

• Calciphilopteris At: Volume 7 At: Online content At: Phytotaxa
• Calciphilopteris At: Plant Names At: IPNI
• Calciphilopteris (exact) At: Names At: Tropicos At: Science and Conservation At: Missouri Botanical Garden