Pteris albersii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pteris
Species: Pteris albersii
Subspecies: P. a. subsp. albersii – P. a. subsp. mufindiensis – P. a. subsp. uaraguessensis

Name

Pteris albersii Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 389 (1915).

• Syntypes: Tanzania, Lushoto District, West Usambaras, near Kwai, Albers 358 (B, BM photo.) and near Mkusu [Mkuszu], Busse 365 (B, isosyntype: P, BM, photo.)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brause, G.G.W. & Hieronymus, G. 1915. Pteridophyta africana nova vel non satis cognita. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 53(3–5): 376–433. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Verdcourt, B. 2002. Pteridaceae. In Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 29 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. ISBN 90-5809-407-3 JSTOR Global Plants Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris albersii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris albersii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sep 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris albersii. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sep 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris albersii Accessed: 21 Sep 2023.