Pteris ensiformis

Pteris ensiformis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pteris
Species: Pteris ensiformis
Varietates: P. e. var. ensiformis – P. e. var. merrillii

Name

Pteris ensiformis Burm.f., Fl. Ind.: 230 (1768).

• Lectotypus (designated by Mazumdar & al., 2019: 106): Indonesia. Java: s.d., Pryon s.n. (G-PREL 00360108).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast. Regional: Eastern Asia Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal, Sri Lanka. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi. Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia Queensland. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Islands. Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands, Marianas. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Central America Honduras. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Burman, N.L. 1768. Flora Indica: cui accedit series zoophytorum indicorum, nec non prodromus florae capensis. pp. [i–vii], [1]–241 [242 = Elenchus tabularum] [1–17], [1] 1*, 2–28, 25 [bis]–28 [bis], pls 1–21, 21*, 22–67. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden], Amstelaedami [Amsterdam]: apud Cornelium Haek, apud Johannem Schreuderum. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mazumdar, J., Callmander, M.W. & Fumeaux, N. 2019. Typification and nomenclature of the ferns described in N.L. Burman’s Flora Indica. Candollea 74(1): 93–109. DOI: 10.15553/c2019v741a10 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris ensiformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris ensiformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris ensiformis. Published online. Accessed: 11 Nov 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris ensiformis Accessed: 11 Nov 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris ensiformis. Accessed: 2023 Nov 11.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pteris ensiformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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