Doryopteris angelica

Doryopteris angelica

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Doryopteris
Species: D. angelica
Binomial name
Doryopteris angelica
K.Wood & W.H.Wagner

Doryopteris angelica is a rare fern species, known by the common name Kauai digit fern. It is endemic to Hawaii where only small populations are known.[1]

The ferns grow on slopes in Hawaiian tropical rainforests habitat, and have been found only on the island of Kauaʻi.[2] It was federally listed as an endangered species in 2010.[3]

Taxonomy

Doryopteris angelica is closely related to Doryopteris decora, and was first described as a separate species in 1999.[4] It is now placed in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.[5]

References

  1. Doryopteris angelica. The Nature Conservancy.
  2. Daniel D. Palmer. 2003. Hawaii's Ferns and Fern Allies. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu, HI, USA. ISBN 978-0-8248-2522-5
  3. USFWS. Determination of endangered status for 48 species on Kauai and designation of critical habitat. Federal Register April 13, 2010.
  4. Kathleen Wood and Warren H. Wagner. 1999. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  5. Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. ISSN 1179-3163.
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