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Myriopteris aurea

(Poir.) Grusz & Windham

Golden Lipfern

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146370
Element CodePPADI09100
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusMyriopteris
Synonyms
Acrostichum bonarienseWilld.Cheilanthes bonariensis(Willd.) Proctor
Other Common Names
Bonaire Lipfern (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Grusz and Windham (2013) newly combine this species in Myriopteris. The generic placement of this taxon, in Myriopteris, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).

Grusz and Windham (2013) note, "In Cheilanthes, this has been called C. bonariensis (Willd.) Proctor because use of the oldest applicable epithet (based on Pteris aurea Poir.) was blocked by the earlier publication of Cheilanthes aurea Baker (Proctor 1953). With the transfer of this species to Myriopteris we revert to the older epithet and thus avoid the typification difficulties associated with the basionym Acrostichum bonariense Willd. (Ponce and Zimmer 2011)."
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-12-09
Change Date1994-12-09
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Arizona (5)
AreaForestAcres
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
References (3)
  1. Grusz, A.L. and M.D. Windham. 2013. Toward a monophyletic Cheilanthes: The resurrection and recircumscription of Myriopteris (Pteridaceae). PhytoKeys 32: 49-64. Online. Available: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.32.6733.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.