Pteris friesii

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

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

• 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

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

References

Primary references

• Fries, R.E. 1914. Pteridophyta und Choripetalae. Pp. I–VIII, 1–184, I–IV, Kt., tt. 1–13 in Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Rhodesia-Kongo-Expedition 1911–1911 unter Leitung von Eric Graf von Rosen, Band I, Botanische Untersuchungen, Heft I. Aftonbladets Druckerei, Stockholm. BHL Reference page. 
• Brause, G.G.W. & Hieronymus, G. 1915. Pteridophyta africana nova vel non satis cognita. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 53(3–5): 376–433. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris friesii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris friesii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris friesii. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris friesii Accessed: 21 Nov 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris friesii. Accessed: 2023 Nov 21.