Cheiloplecton

Cheiloplecton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Cheiloplecton
Fée
Species:
C. rigidum
Binomial name
Cheiloplecton rigidum
(Sw.) Fée
Synonyms
  • Allosorus cartilagineus (C.Presl) C.Presl
  • Allosorus rigidus (Sw.) C.Presl
  • Cheilanthes rigida (Sw.) Moore ex Fée
  • Doryopteris rigida (Sw.) Diels
  • Hemionitis cheiloplecton Christenh.
  • Pellaea rigida (Sw.) Hook.
  • Pteris acutangula Nees
  • Pteris cartilaginea C.Presl
  • Pteris rigida Sw.

Cheiloplecton is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae with a single species Cheiloplecton rigidum, native to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.