Pteris cretica subsp. laeta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pteris
Species: Pteris cretica
Subspecies: Pteris cretica subsp. laeta

Name

Pteris cretica subsp. laeta (Wall. ex Ettingsh.) Fraser-Jenk., Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes: 100 (2008).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris laeta Wall. ex Ettingsh., Farnkr. Jetztw.: 96 (1865 publ. 1864).
    • Typus: Nepal, 1820, Wallich 95 (K).
• Homotypic
  • Pteris laeta Wall., Numer. List: n.° 95 (1829), nom. nud.
  • Pteris cretica var. laeta (Wall. ex Ettingsh.) C.Chr. & Tardieu, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 6: 137 (1937).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris cretica var. latifolia J.Agardh, Recens. Spec. Gen. Pterid. 9 (1839).
  • Pteris mysorensis Fée, Mém. Foug. 10: 16, t. 32, f. 2 (1865).
  • Pteris cretica var. rosthornii Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29(2): 202 (1900).
  • Pteris cretica var. cartilagidens Christ, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 1: 56 (1905).
  • Pteris pellucidifolia Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6(Suppl.): 114 (1917).
  • Pteris plumbea Y.C.Wu, K.K.Wong & Pong, Bull. Dept. Biol. Sun Yatsen Univ. 3: 230, t. 106 (1932), nom. illeg. non Christ 1909.
  • Pteris prainii S.R.Ghosh, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 3: 591 (1982).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey. Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Tibet. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. 2008. Taxonomic revision of three hundred Indian subcontinental pteridophytes with a revised census-list: a new picture of fern taxonomy and nomenclature in the Indian subcontinent. VIII + 685 pp., Bishen Singh, Dehra Dun. ISBN 978-81-211-0685-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris cretica subsp. laeta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris cretica subsp. laeta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris cretica subsp. laeta. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris cretica subsp. laeta. Accessed: 2023 1 Nov.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris cretica subsp. laeta Accessed: 1 Nov 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Pteris cretica subsp. laeta in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 1.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pteris cretica subsp. laeta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.