Olfersia (Dryopteridaceae)

Olfersia cervina

Olfersia corcovadensis, illustration in Raddi 1819

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Olfersia
Species: O. alata – O. cervina

Belonging to Olfersia, but without valid combination: Polystichopsis macrostegia – Polystichopsis ochropteroides

Source(s) of checklist:
Hassler, M. 2020. Olfersia (Dryopteridaceae) – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr 04.

Name

Olfersia Raddi, Opusc. Sci. 3: 283 (1819).

• Type species: Olfersia corcovadensis Kaulf. ex Raddi (= synonym of Olfersia cervina (L.) Kunze)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dorcapteris C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 166 (1851).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Central American Pacific Islands, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Raddi, G. 1819. Synopsis Filicum Brasiliensium. Opuscoli Scientifici 3: 279–297, 2 tab. BHL Reference page. : 283, t. 11, fig. b

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Olfersia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Olfersia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Olfersia. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. (Olfersia). Olfersia (Dryopteridaceae) Accessed: 22 Jan 2023.

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