Cheilanthes
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.332.3.1 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038F87DD-FFEA-7928-FF49-FA1AFA1AFC77 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Cheilanthes |
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Key to the Bolivian species of Cheilanthes View in CoL
1 Segments abaxially densely scaly or hairy, the blade surfaces not visible ....................................................................................... 2
- Segments abaxially glabrous, glandular, farinose, or with sparse (to moderately dense in some forms of C. pilosa View in CoL ) hairs or scales restricted to the veins ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2 Segments abaxially scaly .................................................................................................................................................................. 3
- Segments abaxially hairy .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
3 Segments adaxially glabrous (but partly hidden by curved scales from the abaxial surfaces); segments orbicular ........................ 4
- Segments adaxially sparsely hairy or with narrow hairlike scales; at least ultimate segments ovate to oblong .............................. 5
4 Rhizome scales concolorous, red-brown; blades 3-pinnate ............................................................................................ C. scariosa View in CoL
- Rhizome scales bicolorous, dark brown with pale margins; blades 3-to 4-pinnate ................................... Myriopteris myriophylla View in CoL
5 Rhizome scales more or less flat ................................................................................................................................... C. squamosa View in CoL
- Rhizome scales with contorted apices ............................................................................................................................. C. incarum View in CoL
6 Blades deltate, the lowermost pinnae the longest and with enlarged basiscopic segments ......................................... C. goyazensis View in CoL
- Blades ovate to linear, the basal pinnae reduced .............................................................................................................................. 7
7 Rhizome scales pale orange-brown, concolorous; blades 2-pinnate or pinnate-pinnatisect ............................................ C. obducta View in CoL
- Rhizome scales dark brown with pale margins or marginal setae; blades pinnate-pinnatifid to pinnate-pinnatisect ...................... 8
8 Hairs of abaxial surface of segments matted (tomentose), no or only a few hairs reaching beyond the segment margins; blades pinnate-pinnatisect ................................................................................................................................................ Myriopteris aurea View in CoL
- Hairs of abaxial surface of segments long, evenly extending to or beyond segment margins; blades pinnate-pinnatifid ............... 9
9 Rhizome scales with abundant pale filamentous apices and marginal setae; basal segments usually the longest on a pinna; rachises lacking scales; veins on adaxial segment surfaces not visible ........................................................................................... C. fraseri View in CoL
- Rhizome scales with few pale filamentous apices and marginal setae; basal segments usually slightly shorter than median segments on a pinna; rachises with a few deciduous scales among the abundant hairs; veins on adaxial segment surfaces impressed and visible ........................................................................................................................................................................... C. buchtienii View in CoL
10 Rachises glabrous, glandular or farinose ........................................................................................................................................ 11
- Rachises, at least abaxially, with scales, gland-tipped hairs, or long, slender hairs ....................................................................... 15
11 Segments abaxially with sessile, red-brown glands ca. 0.1 mm long ..................................................................... C. rufopunctata View in CoL
- Segments lacking glands ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
12 Indusia extending onto the segment stalks .............................................................................................................. Gaga marginata View in CoL
- Indusia restricted to the segment margins ...................................................................................................................................... 13
13 Blades 1-pinnate-pinnatifid to 2-pinnate; ultimate segments lanceolate, acute; sori continuous along segment margins .................. ................................................................................................................................................................................... C. poeppigiana View in CoL
- Blades 2-pinnate or more divided; ultimate segments ovate, obtuse; sori interrupted along segment margins ............................. 14
14 Rhizome scales concolorous, brown; blades 2-pinnate-pinnatifid to 4-pinnate; pinnules to 15 mm long ................. C. orbignyana View in CoL
- Rhizome scales bicolorous, dark brown with pale margins; blades 2-pinnate; pinnules to 3 mm long ........ Adiantopsis tweediana
15 Blades linear, to 1.5 cm wide; ultimate segments linear, finger-like, to 1 mm wide ...................................................................... 16
- Blades deltate to lanceolate, 1.5–8 cm wide when expanded (may be narrower when dry and curled); ultimate segments ovate, 1.5–4 mm wide ............................................................................................................................................................................... 17
16 Blades pinnate to pinnate-pinnatifid; rhizome scales flaccid, orange-brown; pinnae with numerous, short, gland-tipped hairs ....... .................................................................................................................................................................................... C. micropteris View in CoL
- Blades 2-pinnate-pinnatifid to 3-pinnate (barely 2-pinnate in undeveloped blades); rhizome scales rigid, dark red-brown; pinnae with a few hairs along the veins ...................................................................................................................................... C. pruinata View in CoL
17 Rachises with both hairs and scales intermixed ............................................................................................................................. 18
- Rachises only with hairs ................................................................................................................................................................. 19
18 Rhizome scales castaneous; rachis hairs septate, pale red-brown with blackish cell boundaries; ultimate segments 1–3 mm long .. ........................................................................................................................................................................................ C. glutinosa View in CoL
- Rhizome scales orangish; rachis hairs uniformly orangish; ultimate segments 2.5–6 mm long .......... Myriopteris notholaenoides View in CoL
19 Rachises and blade hairs gland-tipped; rhizome scales dark brown ................................................................................... C. pilosa View in CoL
- Rachises and blade hairs acuminate, lacking glands; rhizome scales orangish ........................................... Myriopteris moritziana View in CoL
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