Pteris kivuensis

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris kivuensis C.Chr., Dansk Bot. Ark. 9(3): 71 (1937). [accepted by WorldFerns, Roux 2009, Verdcourt 2002]

• Typus: ‘Tropical Africa: Congo Belge. Montagnes à l’ouest du Lac Kivu, in forest, 2 000–2 400 m, février-mars 1929’, H. Humbert 7826 (Holotype; BM; isotype: P 00483451).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Christensen, C.F.A. 1937. Taxonomic fern-studies V. Descriptions of 36 new species of ferns. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 9(3): 53–73. pl. 5–6. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Roux, J.P. 2009. Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23: 1–296. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-48-8. ARK: /t0ps2bc93 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pteris kivuensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov 26. Reference page.  (as synonym of Pteris usambarensis)
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pteris kivuensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Nov 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pteris kivuensis. Published online. Accessed: Nov 26 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris kivuensis Accessed: 26 Nov 2024.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Pteris kivuensis. Accessed: 2024 Nov 26 Reference page.