Pteris catoptera

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris catoptera Kunze, Linnaea 18: 119 (1844).

• Typus: South Africa, Natal, between Omfondi and Tugela rivers, Gueinzius s.n. (Holotype: LZ†, Lectotype: K)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pteris quadriaurita subsp. catoptera (Kunze) Schelpe, Contrib. Bolus Herb. 1: 66 (1969)
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris abrahami Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 409 (1915).
    • Typus: Natal: Bei Mapumulo im Gebiet des Umvoti-Flusses, 1867—1869, S.L. Abraham 27 (Isotype: P 00477840).
  • Pteris abyssinica Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 404 (1915).
    • Typus: Abyssinien: An Bachufern im Gebüsch im tiefen Schatten bei 7000 Fuß ü. M. am Amora Gettel, 24. Nov. 1863, Schimper 1468 (Isotypes: BM, P, E)
    • Pteris quadriaurita subsp. abyssinica (Hieron.) Schelpe, Contrib. Bolus Herb. 1: 66 (1977)
    • Pteris quadriaurita var. abyssinica (Hieron.) Pic.Serm., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. n.s. 47(1): 17 (1940).
  • Pteris kameruniensis Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 393 (1915).
    • Syntypes: Kamerun: In einer Galleriewaldung am Bachufer bei Kumbo in 1700 m Höhe ü. M., 28 Dec 1908, C. Ledermann 2002; in lichten schmalen Galeriewaldungen an felsigem Bachufer bei Babangi, 1360 m ü. M., 28 Oct. 1909, C. Ledermann 5828
  • Pteris catoptera var. horridula Schelpe, Contr. Bolus Herb. 1: 66 (1967).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Socotra. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Madagascar. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunze, G. 1844. Filicum in Promontorio Bonae Spei et ad portum Natalensem a Gueinzio nuperius collectarum, sive adhuc ineditarum, sive Florae Africae Australis addendarum recensio et descriptio brevis. Linnaea 18(1): 113–124. 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 catoptera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris catoptera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris catoptera. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris catoptera Accessed: 14 Oct 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris catoptera. Accessed: 2023 Oct 14.