Argyrochosma chilensis

Argyrochosma chilensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Argyrochosma
Species:
A. chilensis
Binomial name
Argyrochosma chilensis
Synonyms
  • Cincinalis chilensis Fée ex J.Rémy
  • Cincinalis hookeri (E.J.Lowe) J.Sm.
  • Hemionitis chilensis (Fée ex J.Rémy) Christenh.
  • Hemionitis hookeri (E.J.Lowe) Christenh.
  • Notholaena chilensis (Fée ex J.Rémy) J.W.Sturm
  • Notholaena hookeri E.J.Lowe
  • Pellaea chilensis (Fée ex J.Rémy) C.Chr.

Argyrochosma chilensis is a fern endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile. It has leathery, thrice-divided leaves with dark brown axes; the leaves are coated with white powder below. First described as a species in 1853, it was transferred to the new genus Argyrochosma (the "false cloak ferns") in 1987, recognizing their distinctness from the "cloak ferns" (Notholaena sensu stricto).