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

Name

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

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

Synonyms

• 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

Distribution

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. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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

Additional references

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

Links

• 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. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris deflexa. Published online. Accessed: 5 Nov 2023. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris deflexa Accessed: 5 Nov 2023. Reference page.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris deflexa. Accessed: 2023 Nov 5.