Pteris laurea

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris laurea Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 299 (1827).

• Typus: "Habitat in Madagascarica." Anonymus s.n., s.d. (Holotype: P 00483455)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Campteria laurea (Desv.) T.Moore, Index Fil.: 220 (1861).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris appendiculata Baker, J. Bot. 19: 366 (1881), non Kaulf.
    • Pteris curtisii C.Chr., Index Filic.: 596 (1906), nom. nov.
  • Pteris triphylla J.Agardh, Recens. Spec. Pter.: 16 (1839).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desvaux, N.A. 1827. Prodrome de la famille des fougères. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 6(3): 171–337. Gallica Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris laurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteris laurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris laurea. Published online. Accessed: 1 Feb 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris laurea Accessed: 1 Feb 2022.

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