Pteris gigantea

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris gigantea Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 381 (1810).

• Typus: Caracas, Bredemeyer (W 0061360, W 0061362).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Litobrochia gigantea (Willd.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 149 (1836).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris crassipes J.Agardh, Recens. Spec. Pter.: 59 (1839).
    • Typus: St. Vincent, L. Guilding (K 000589366).
  • Pteris hartiana Jenman, Ferns Brit. W. Ind. Guiana: 130 (1900). [accepted by POWO]
    • Original collection: Trinidad, Lunt & Alexander

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1810. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 5, pars 1. pp. [i]–l, 1–542. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Dec 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris gigantea. Published online. Accessed: 4 Dec 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris gigantea Accessed: 4 Dec 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris gigantea. Accessed: 2023 Dec 4.