Pteris praestantissima

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pteris
Species: Pteris praestantissima

Name

Pteris praestantissima (Bory ex Fée) Christenh., Phytotaxa 19: 22 (2011).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Neurocallis praestantissima Bory ex Fée, Mém. Foug., 2. Hist. Acrostich.: 89 (1845).
    • Lectotype (designated by Christenhusz, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 161(3): 242 (2009): Guadeloupe, F. L'Herminier (P)

• Homotypic
  • Chrysodium praestantissimum (Bory ex Fée) Mett., Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips.: 21 (1856).
  • Lomagramma praestantissima (Bory ex Fée) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 678 (1864).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris dominicensis Baker, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 17: t. 1642 (1886).
    • Typus: Dominica, Baron Eggers 960.
  • Pteris macrodictya Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 267 (1907).
    • Typus: Werckle, 1904
  • Neurocallis praestantissima var. subcaudata L.D.Gómez, Rev. Biol. Trop. 20: 183(PDF) (1972)
    • Holotype: Costa Rica, Gómez & Kennedy 3345 (CR).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Leeward Islands, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.-C. & Schneider, H. 2011. A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 7–54. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2 . Reference page 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris praestantissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 3. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteris praestantissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris praestantissima. Published online. Accessed: 3 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris praestantissima Accessed: 3 Mar 2022.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Pteris praestantissima. Accessed: 2024 Oct 17 Reference page. 

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