Pteridium

Pteridium aquilinum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus: Pteridium
Species: P. aquilinum – P. arachnoideum – P. brownseyi – P. capense – P. caudatum – P. centrali-africanum – P. decompositum – P. esculentum – P. falcatum – P. feei – P. latiusculum – P. lineare – P. pinetorum – P. pseudocaudatum – P. pubescens – P. revolutum – P. rostratum – P. yunnanense

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pteridium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jul 6. Reference page.

Name

Pteridium Gled. ex Scop., Fl. Carn. 169 (1760), nom. cons..

• Type species: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Filix Ludw., Inst. Regn. Veg., ed. 2. 142 (1757), non Séguier (1754).
  • Cincinalis Gled., Syst. Pl.: 290 (1764), nom. rej.
  • Eupteris Newman, Phytologist 2: 278 (1845), nom. rej.
  • Pteris sect. Nymphopteris Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phytogr.) 3: 449 (1847), nom. nud.
  • Aquilina C.Presl, Farnkr. Jetztw. 91 (1864), nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Ornithopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm., Hist. Fil. 297 (1875), non Bernh. (1806).
  • Filix-foemina Hill ex Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 290 (1931).

Homonyms

• Pteridium J.Agardh, Species genera et ordines algarum 3,1: 482 (1876), nom. illeg. (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta)

References

Primary references

• Scopoli, J.A. 1760. Flora Carniolica exhibens plantas Carniolae indigenas et distributas in classes naturales cum differentiis specificis, synonymis recentiorum, locis natalibus, nominibus incolarum, observationibus selectis, viribus medicis. xxii + 607 pp., Viennae: Sumptibus Joannis Thomae Trattner. DOI: 10.3931/e-rara-62550 BHL Biblioteca Digital PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schwartsburd, P.B., Moraes, P.L.R. de & Lopes-Mattos, K.L.B. 2014. Recognition of two morpho-types in eastern South American brackens (Pteridium—Dennstaedtiaceae—Polypodiopsida). Phytotaxa 170(2): 103–117. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.170.2.3 Reference page. 
• Thomson, J.A. & Alonso-Amelot, M.E. 2002. Clarification of the taxonomic status and relationships of Pteridium caudatum (Dennstaedtiaceae) in Central and South America. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 140(3): 237–248. DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2002.00089.x Reference page. 
• Thomson, J.A. 2004. Towards a taxonomic revision of Pteridium (Dennstaedtiaceae). Telopea 10(4): 793–804. BHL PDF. Reference page. 
• Thomson, J.A., Chikuni, A.C. & McMaster, C.S. 2005. The taxonomic status and relationships of bracken ferns (Pteridium: Dennstaedtiaceae) from sub-Saharan Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 148(3): 311–321. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2005.00413.x Reference page. 
• Thomson, J.A. 2008. Morphotype and conflicting taxonomies in Pteridium (Dennstaedtiaceae: Pteridophyta). Fern Gazette 18(3): 101–109. BHL PDF Reference page. 
• Thomson, J.A., Mickel, J.T. & Mehltreter, K. 2008. Taxonomic status and relationships of bracken ferns (Pteridium: Dennstaedtiaceae) of Laurasian affinity in Central and North America. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157(1): 1–17. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00791.x Reference page. 
• Der, J.P., Thomson, J.A., Stratford, J.K. & Wolf, P.G. 2009. Global chloroplast phylogeny and biogeography of bracken (Pteridium; Dennstaedtiaceae). American Journal of Botany 96(5): 1041–1049. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800333 Reference page. 
• Thomson, J.A. 2012. Taxonomic status of diploid southern hemisphere brackens (Pteridium: Dennstaedtiaceae). Telopea 14: 43–48. DOI: 10.7751/telopea2012007 BHL PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pteridium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jul 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pteridium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jul 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pteridium. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jul 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteridium Accessed: 6 Jul 2024.

Vernacular names

čeština: Hasivka orličí
dansk: Ørnebregner
Deutsch: Adlerfarne
English: Brackens
Esperanto: Pteridio
español: Helecho águila
suomi: Sananjalat
français: Fougère aigle
lietuvių: Didžialapis šakys
Nederlands: Adelaarsvarens
svenska: Örnbräken
Türkçe: Eğrelti otu

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