Pteris arborea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pteris
Species: Pteris arborea
Formae: P. a. f. regia

Name

Pteris arborea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1073 (1753).

• Lectotype : "Filix ramosa, aborescens et aculeata" in Plumier, Traité Foug. Amér., 6, t. 5 (1705), designated by: Proctor in Howard (ed.), Fl. Lesser Antilles 2: 146 (1977).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Polypodium spinosum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1092 (1753).
    • "Habitat in America meridionali." Type not designated.
    • Pteris spinosa (L.) Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 301 (1827).
  • Pteris aculeata Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 129 (1788).
    • Litobrochia aculeata (Sw.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 149 (1836).
  • Pteris lactuca Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 717 (1804).
    • Litobrochia lactuca (Poir.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 149 (1836).
  • Pteris longibrachiata J.Agardh, Recens. Spec. Pter.: 75 (1839).
    • Litobrochia longibrachiata (J.Agardh) Fée, Mém. Foug. 11 (Hist. Foug. Antil.): 25 (1866).
    • Pteris longibracteata Baker in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil.: 173 (1867), orth. var.
  • Litobrochia crassipes Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 135 (1852).
  • Litobrochia aghardii Fée, Mém. Foug., 11 (Hist. Foug. Antil.): 25 (1866), nom. nud..
  • Litobrochia brevinervis Fée, Mém. Foug., 11 (Hist. Foug. Antil.): 27 (1866).
    • Pteris brevinervis (Fée) Jenman, Bull. Misc. Inform. Roy Bot. Gard. Trinidad 23(App.): 125 (1900).
  • Litobrochia biformis Fée, Crypt. Vasc. Brésil 1: 47 (1869).
  • Litobrochia varians Fée, Crypt. Vasc. Brésil 1: 49 (1869).
  • Pteris multiserialis Jenman, Bull. Misc. Inform. Roy Bot. Gard. Trinidad 23(App.): 129 (1900).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1073. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Jarvis, C.E. 2007. Order out of Chaos: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types. London: Linnean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, ISBN 978-0-9506207-7-0, 1016 pp. Reference page.  NHM Data Portal

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris arborea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris arborea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Sep 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris arborea. Published online. Accessed: 24 Sep 2023. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris arborea Accessed: 24 Sep 2023. Reference page.