Pteris microlepis

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris microlepis Pic.Serm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 53: 227 (1983).

• Typus: Rwanda, Préf. Ruhengeri, Parc Nat. des Volcans, seile Ngahinga-Muhavura, 2900 m, forêt de bambous à Pilea, Impatiens, fougère répandue peu fertile, 2 Aug 1974, Van der Veken 10600 (Holotype: GENT; isotypes: BR, LG, NAM, FI).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Pichi-Sermolli, R.E.G. 1983. A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Pteridophyta of Rwanda, Burundi, and Kivu (Zaire). Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 53(1/2): 177–284. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

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

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