Pteris deflexa

Taxonavigation

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

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

Pteris deflexa Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 30 (1833).

Typus: Cultivated at Hortus Berolinensis from material collected in Brazil. Link s.n. (Holotype: B).

Heterotypic
- Pteris polita Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 30 (1833).
  - Typus: Cultivated at Hortus Berolinensis from material collected in Brazil. Link s.n. (Holotype: B 20 0113655, verified by Lellinger, NY (fragment).
  - Pteris laeta Kaulf. ex C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 145 (1836), nom. nud.
- Pteris gaudichaudii J.Agardh, Recens. Spec. Pter.: 42 (1839).
  - Typus: "Hab. in Brasilia ad Rio de Janeiro." Lund (Lectotype, designated by Lellinger 1997: 69: AWH, isolectptye: LU).
- Pteris rostrata Fée, Mém. Foug. 10: 16, t. 33, f. 1 (1865).
  - Typus: "Hab. in America septentrionali"
- Pteris platychlamys Fée, Crypt. Vasc. Brésil 2: 25 (1872).
  - Typus: Brazil, "Rio-Janeiro, à Itaiaia", Glaziou 5350.
- Pteris deflexa var. silveirae Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 2: 552 (1902).
  - Typus: Brazil, Alv. Silveira

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Link, H.F. 1833. Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis descriptus. Tomus II. IV + 376 pp., G. Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page.

Lellinger, D.B. 1997. Pteris deflexa and Its Allies. American Fern Journal 87(2): 66–70. JSTOR BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris deflexa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 5. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris deflexa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Nov 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris deflexa. Published online. Accessed: 5 Nov 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris deflexa Accessed: 5 Nov 2023.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris deflexa. Accessed: 2023 Nov 5.