Pteris intricata

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris intricata C.H.Wright, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 252 (1906).

• Typus: Uganda, Mengo District, Maswakota, 1190 m, E. Brown 158. (Holotypus: K, one plant on 4 sheets, isotype: BM).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pteris adamii Tardieu, Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 28: 76 (1953).
    • Typus: Guinea, Massif du Ziama, Adam 4265 (Holotype: P)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zambia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wright, C.H. 1906. Pteris. 252–253 in Diagnoses Africanae: XVIII. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1906(7): 245–253. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Verdcourt, B. 2002. Pteridaceae. In Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 29 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. ISBN 90-5809-407-3 JSTOR Global Plants Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pteris intricata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pteris intricata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pteris intricata. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris intricata Accessed: 13 Feb 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris intricata. Accessed: 2024 Feb 13.

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