Pteris atrovirens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pteris
Species: Pteris atrovirens
Formae: P. a. f. laevicosta

Name

Pteris atrovirens Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 385 (1810).

• Type: Nigeria, Oware et Benin, Flügge s.n. (Holotype: B-W 19995)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pteris spinulifera Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 459 (1827).
    • Type: Ghana, Aquapim, [Guinea], Hornemann s.n. (Syntype: C).
    • Litobrochia spinulifera (Schumach.) J.Sm., Ferns Brit. For.: 193 (1866).
  • Pteris atrovirens var. inermis Bonap., Notes Pteridol. 14: 229 (1923).
    • Typus: Congo belge. Lubefu River, Sept 1910, Theo Kassner 3400 (Holotype: P).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Seychelles. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1810. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 5, pars 1. pp. [i]–l, 1–542. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris atrovirens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris atrovirens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Sep 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris atrovirens. Published online. Accessed: 26 Sep 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris atrovirens Accessed: 26 Sep 2023.