Pteris inaequalis

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris inaequalis (Fée) Jenman, Ferns Brit. W. Ind.: 124 (1909), nom. illeg. non Pteris inaequalis Heer, Flora tertiaria Helvetiae 1: 39 (1854) (paleospecies) nec Pteris inaequalis Baker, J. Bot. 13: 199 (1875), nom. illeg.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Litobrochia inaequalis Fée, Mém. Foug., 11. Hist. Foug. Antil. 26, t. 8, f. 1 (1866).
    • Typus: in insula Trinitatis, 1802, Germain.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Jenman, G.S. 1909. The ferns and fern allies of the British West Indies and Guiana. 407 pp., Government Printing Office, Trinidad. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pteris inaequalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 5. Reference page.  [placing the taxon treated here into the synonymy of Pteris heteromorpha Fée from SE Asia]
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pteris inaequalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pteris inaequalis. Published online. Accessed: 5 Jan 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris inaequalis Accessed: 5 Jan 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris inaequalis. Accessed: 2024 Jan 5.