Pteris longifolia

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris longifolia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1074 (1753).

• Typus: "Habitat in Dominicae sylvis juxta rivulos." Lectotype: "Filix non ramosa longissimis, angustis, et ad basim auriculatis foliis" in Plumier, Descr. Pl. Amér., 12, t. 18 (1693), designated by Proctor in Howard (ed.), Fl. Lesser Antilles 2: 141 (1977).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pycnodoria longifolia (L.) Britton, Fl. Bermuda: 418 (1918).
  • Pteris vittata subsp. longifolia (L.) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar, Ferns Fern-Allies Nepal 1: 364 (2015).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris stipularis L., Sp. Pl.: 1074 (1753).
    • Typus: "Habitat in America meridionali." Lectotype : "Filix altera, longissimis, angustis, et ad basim foliosis foliis" in Plumier, Descr. Pl. Amér., 12, t. 19 (1693), designated by Proctor & Lourteig, Bradea 5: 385 (1990).
    • Pteris longifolia f. stipularis (L.) Proctor & Lourteig, Bradea 5: 385 (1990).
  • Pteris aequalis C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 54 (1825).
  • Pteris diversifolia var. bahamensis J.Agardh, Recens. Spec. Pter.: 6 (1839).
    • Pteris bahamensis (J.Agardh) Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 125 (1852) (accepted by WorldPlants).
    • Pteris longifolia var. bahamensis (J.Agardh) Hieron., Hedwigia 54: 289 (1914).
    • Pycnodoria bahamensis (J.Agardh) Small, Ferns S.E. States: 100, 468 (1938).
  • Pteris longifolia var. ophioderma Fée, Mém. Foug. 10: 15 (1865).
  • Pteris longifolia var. angusta Christ, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 98 (1897).
    • Typus: Habitat in Cuba. Eggers 5470.
  • Pycnodoria pinetorum Small, Ferns Florida: 31 (1918).
  • Pteris longifolia var. decrescens C.Chr., Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 16(2): 64 (1936).
  • Pteris longifolia f. bipinnata Proctor, Bull. Inst. Jamaica, Sci. Ser. 5: 54 (1953).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Pacific Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands (introduced)). Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama (introduced), Florida. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Guatemala, Honduras. Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Bermuda (introduced), Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Venezuelan Antilles. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1074. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pteris longifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pteris longifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pteris longifolia. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pteris longifolia. Accessed: 4 Mar 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris longifolia. Accessed: 2024 Mar 4.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Pteris longifolia. Accessed: 2024 Mar 4 Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pteris longifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.