Comptonia peregrina

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: Comptonia peregrina

Name

Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M.Coult., Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 127. 1894.

Synonyms

Basionym
- Liquidambar peregrina L., Sp. Pl. 2: 999. 1753.
Homotypic
- Myrica peregrina (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 638. 1891.
Heterotypic
- Myrica aspleniifolia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1024. 1753.
  - Liquidambar asplenifolia (L.) L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2: 1418. 1762.
  - Comptonia aspleniifolia (L.) L'Hér. in W.Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 334. 1789.
  - Comptonia peregrina var. aspleniifolia (L.) Fernald, Rhodora 40: 410. 1938.
- Comptonia ceterach Mirb. in H.L.Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. ed., 2: t. 11. 1804.
- Comptonia peregrina var. tomentosa A.Chev., Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 196. 1901.
  - Myrica aspleniifolia var. tomentosa (A.Chev.) Gleason, Phytologia 4: 23. 1952.
- Myrica comptonia C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 151. 1864.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec.
- Regional: North-central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

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

References

Primary references

J.M.Coult., 1894. Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 127.

Additional references

Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Comptonia peregrina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 4. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Comptonia peregrina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 4. Reference page.
USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Comptonia peregrina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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