Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pteridophyta
Classis: Polypodiopsida
Ordo: Polypodiales
Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Cosentinia
Species: C. vellea
Name
Cosentinia Tod., Giorn. Sci. Nat. Econ. Palermo 1: 219 (1866).
Type species: Cosentinia vellea (Aiton) Tod. (= Acrostichum velleum Aiton)
Synonyms
Homotypic
Cheilanthes subg. Cosentinia (Tod.) Sáenz de Rivas & Rivas Mart., Lagascalia 8(2): 237 (1979).
Notholaena subg. Cosentinia (Tod.) Salvo, Fl. Pterid. Andalucia 208 (1982).
Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe
Regional: Southwestern Europe
Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Regional: Macaronesia
Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira.
Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Western Asia
Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
Regional: Arabian Peninsula
Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan, West Himalaya.
References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Links
Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Cosentinia Accessed: 16 Aug 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Cosentinia – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 16.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cosentinia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 16. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Cosentinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Aug 2021.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cosentinia. Published online. Accessed: Aug 15 2021.
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