Pteris leptophylla

Taxonavigation

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

Pteris leptophylla Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1817: 70 (1817).

Homotypic
- Litobrochia leptophylla (Sw.) J.Sm., Bot. Mag. 72(Companion): 22 (1846).
Heterotypic
- Pteris spinulosa Raddi, Opusc. Sci. 3: 293 (1819).
  - Typus: Brasilia, "Communissima in collibus circa Rio-Janeiro, praesertim apud Matacavallos, ubi invenitur ad margines sylvarum.". Raddi (Lectotype, designated by Pichi Sermolli, Webbia 60: 245 (2005): PI009651).
  - Cheilanthes spinulosa (Raddi) Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 38 (1833).
  - Litobrochia spinulosa (Raddi) J.Sm., J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 163 (1841).
- Pteris peucedanifolia Schrad., Gött. Gel. Anz. 1824: 871 (1824).
  - Typus: Brazil, Wied s.n. (BR 0000006984762)
- Pteris decurrens Vell., Fl. Flumin. 11: t. 85 (1831).
- Pteris semidentata Fée, Mém. Foug. 7: 32, t. 18, f. 3 (1857).
- Pteris leptophylla var. latisecta Rosenst., Hedwigia 56: 362 (1915).
  - Typus: Brasilia: Est. Säo Paulo, Rais da Serra, 1905, Wacket s. n. (Herb. Mus. Paulist., S05-9762).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Bahia, Pernambuco), Brazil Southeast (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Brazil South (Santa Catarina). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Swartz, O.P. 1817. Nya arter af Ormbunkar (Filices) från Brasilien. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1817: 53–80, tab. III–IV. BHL Reference page.

Pichi-Sermolli, R.E.G. & Bizzarri, M.P. 2005. A revision of Raddi's pteridological collection from Brazil (1817–1818). Webbia 60(1): 1–403. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.2005.10739597 Reference page.