Pteris verticillata

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris verticillata (L.) Lellinger & Proctor, Taxon 32: 570 (1983).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Osmunda verticillata L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1065 (1753).
    • Lectotype (designated by Lellinger & Proctor, Taxon 32: 570 (1983)): "Osmunda verticillata" in Plumier, Traité Foug. Amér., 137, t. 160 (1705).

• Homotypic
  • Anemia verticillata (L.) Sw., Syn. Fil. (Kiliae): 158 (1806).
  • Spathepteris verticillata (L.) C.Presl, Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 95 (1845).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris hispaniolica Maxon, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 14: 197 (1924).
    • Typus: Haiti, Département du Sud, Morne de la Hotte, at 1,400 meters altitude, 7 Aug 1917, E.L. Ekman 525 ((Holotype: B).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Haiti. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lellinger, D.B. & Proctor, G.R. 1983. The Ascriptions of Plumier's Fern Plates. Taxon 32(4): 565–571. DOI: 10.2307/1221726 JSTOR Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1065. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris verticillata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteris verticillata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris verticillata. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris verticillata Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.

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