Baja (plant)

Baja is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae with a single species Baja brandegeei, synonym Cheilanthes brandegeei. The species is native to Baja California including the offshore Cedros Island, Mexico.[1][2]

Baja
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Baja
Windham & L.O.George[1]
Species:
B. brandegeei
Binomial name
Baja brandegeei
(Eaton) Windham & L.O.George[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cheilanthes brandegeei D.C.Eaton
  • Hemionitis brandegeei (D.C.Eaton) Christenh.

References

  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Baja", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.20, retrieved 2020-01-06
  2. "Hemionitis brandegeei (D.C.Eaton) Christenh.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-01-06


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