Common name
English: Dixie Silverback Fern
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Polypodiopsida (37)
Order: Polypodiales (35)
Family: Pteridaceae (8)(family description)
Genus: Pityrogramma (1)
Epithet: calomelanos (L.) Link (2)
Synonyms: Acrostichum album Vell., Acrostichum calomelanos L., Acrostichum sulfureum Sw., Ceratopteris calomelanos (L.) Link, Ceropteris calomelanos (L.) Link, Ceropteris distans (Link) Link, Ceropteris martensii Link, Ceropteris massonii Link, Ceropteris serrata Fée, Gymnogramma bidentata C.Presl, Gymnogramma calomelanos (L.) Kaulf., Gymnogramma calomelas Link, Gymnogramma distans Link, Gymnogramma hybrida M.Martens, Gymnogramma martensii (Link) Bory, Gymnogramma massonii (Link) Loudon ex Kunze, Gymnogramma serrata T.Moore, Gymnogramme calomelanos L., Gymnogramme chaerophylla Desv., Neurogramma calomelanos (L.) Diels, Pityrogramma albicans Domin, Pityrogramma calomelanos (Link) Urb., Pityrogramma chamaesorbus Domin, Pityrogramma consimilis Domin, Pityrogramma hybrida (M.Martens) Domin, Pityrogramma insularis Domin, Pityrogramma intermedia Domin, Pityrogramma mira Domin, Pityrogramma tenerrima Domin
albicans => albineus, nearly white, whitish
album => dead white, without lustre
calomelanos => calo (beautiful) and melanos (black, dark coloured)
hybrida => hybrid cross, between two species, sharing both characteristics
insularis => inhabiting islands
intermedia => intermediate, in between, a hybrid
serrata => beset with saw teeth
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
External links
Check for Pityrogramma calomelanos at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1027] Pityrogramma calomelanos - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Literature
- [29] Piggott, A. G. (1988): Ferns of Malaysia in Colour. Tropical Press Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.