Pteris geminata

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris geminata Wall. ex J.Agardh, Recens. Spec. Pter.: 31 (1839).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Campteria geminata (Wall. ex J.Agardh) J.Sm., Hist. Fil.: 294 (1875).
  • Pteris biaurita var. geminata (Wall. ex J.Agardh) C.B.Clarke, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 469 (1880).
  • Pteris biaurita var. geminata (Wall. ex J.Agardh) Tiwari, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 438 (1964), isonym.
• Heterotypic
  • Campteria anamallayensis Bedd., Ferns S. India: t. 45 (1863).
  • Pteris maxima Baker in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil., ed. 2. 480 (1874). [IPNI etc.: Syn. Fil.: 165 (1867): absent]
    • Type: Isle of Mayotte, Lady Barkley
  • Pteris dubia Kuhn in C.C.von der Decken, Reisen Ost Afr. 3(3): 71 (1879).
    • Type: Comoro-Insel Johanna. 500–1200 m. Wälder. Juni–Aug. 1875. J.M. Hildebrandt 1763 (isotype: P).
  • Campteria kleiniana C.Presl ex Bedd., Handb. Ferns Brit. India: 116 (1883).
    • Campteria kleiniana C.Presl, Tent. Pterid. 147, t. 5, f. 19 (1836), nom. nud.?
    • Litobrochia kleiniana (C.Presl) Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 135 (1852).
    • Pteris kleiniana (C.Presl ex Bedd.) Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 666 (1896).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, India. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Agardh, J.G. 1839. Recensio Specierum Generis Pteridis. 86 pp., Berling, Lund. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris geminata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris geminata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris geminata. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris geminata Accessed: 2 Dec 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris geminata. Accessed: 2023 Dec 2.