Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales 

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

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

Name edit

Pteris friesii Hieron., Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911–1912 1: 5 (1914).

  • Typus: Zambia, near Abercorn, 8 Nov 1911, Fries 1220 (Holotype: UPS, isotype: B, fragment).

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Pteris quadriaurita subsp. friesii (Hieron.) Schelpe, Contr. Bolus Herb. 1: 66, 67 (1969).
    • Pteris catoptera var. friesii (Hieron.) Verdc., Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Pterid. 25 (2002).
  • Heterotypic
    • Pteris mohasiensis Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 391 (1915).
      • Typus: Rwanda, W of Lake Kivu, L. Mohasi, Mildbraed 438 (Holotype: B, isotypes: B, P).
    • Pteris angolensis Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 395 (1915).
      • Typus: Angola, Pungo Andongo, Soyaux 226 (Holotype: B, isotype: K).
    • Pteris hildebrandtii Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 407 (1915).
      • Typus: Madagascar, near Tananarive, Hildebrandt 3479 (Holotype: B, isotypes: BM, K).
    • Pteris abrahamii Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 409 (1915).
      • Typus: South Africa, Natal, Umvoti R. area, Mapumulo, Abraham 27 (Holotype: B, isotypes: BOL, K).
    • Pteris stolzii Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 410 (1915).
      • Typus: Tanzania, Rungwe District, Kyimbila, Stolz 937 (Holotype: B, isotype: K).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: West Tropical Africa
      • Benin, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone.
    • Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaire.
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Sudan.
    • Regional: East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
    • Regional: South Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.

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

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