Comptonia (Myricaceae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Myricaceae
Genus: Comptonia
Species: C. peregrina

Fossil species: †C. columbiana – †C. hesperia – †C. hirsuta –

Name

Comptonia L'Her. in W.Aiton, Hort. kew. 3: 334. (1789).

Type species: Myrica aspleniifolia L. (= synonym of Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M. Coult.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Myrica sect. Comptonia (L'Hér. in Aiton) Endl. ex C.DC., Prodr. 16(2): 151. (1864).
- Myrica subg. Comptonia (L'Hér. in Aiton) Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(1): 28. (1889[1888]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Northrn America
- Regional: Central & Eastern USA
  - Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- Regional: Canada
  - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. III. Diadelphia–Cryptogamia. 547 pp., tt. 11–12. [13]. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Wolfe, Jack A. & Wehr, Wesley C. 1987. Middle Eocene Dicotyledonous Plants from Republic, Northeastern Washington. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1597:17

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Comptonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Apr. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Comptonia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 15 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Comptonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr. 2024.

Vernacular names

čeština: Postopčák cizí
dansk: Bregnepors
Deutsch: Farnmyrte
English: Sweetfern
suomi: Tuoksumyrtti
français: Comptonie
hrvatski: Komptonija
polski: Komptonia
русский: Комптония
српски / srpski: Slatka paprat
中文: 香蕨