Pteris macracantha

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris macracantha Copel., Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 15: 85 (1939).

• Typus: Caroline Islands: Ponape, Anapeng-pa, in forest, common, 6 Feb 1936, Takamatsu 744 (Holotype: BISH )

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands (Pohnpei, Yap, Kosrae). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Copeland, E.B. 1939. New or interesting ferns from Micronesia, Fiji and Samoa. Occasional Papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History 15(7): 79–92. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris macracantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteris macracantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris macracantha. Published online. Accessed: 28 Feb 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris macracantha Accessed: 28 Feb 2022.