Pteris exigua

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris exigua O.G.Martínez & J.Prado, Brittonia 63: 295 (2011).

• Typus: Argentina, Jujuy: Ledesma, Parque Nacional Calilegua, RP 83, sendero Bosque del Cielo, 23°40.1′S, 64°54.0′W, 1700 m, 4 Jul 2010, O.G. Martínez & J. Prado 1895 (Holotype: MCNS; isotypes: NY, SP).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest (Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Martínez, O.G. & Prado, J. 2011. Pteris exigua (Pteridaceae), a new endemic species from Tucumano-Boliviano forests in northwestern Argentina. Brittonia 63(2): 295–299. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-010-9166-9 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris exigua in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris exigua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris exigua. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris exigua Accessed: 14 Nov 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris exigua. Accessed: 2023 Nov 14.