Pteris mutilata

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris mutilata L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1076 (1753).

• Type locality: "Habitat in Jamaica, Dominica."
• Typus: [icon] "Lonchitis ramosa, limbo pulverento" in Plumier, Descr. Pl. Amér.: 21, t. 30 (1693) (Lectotype, designated by Proctor, Ferns Jamaica: 272 (1985)).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico. 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: 1076. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Jarvis, C.E. 2007. Order out of Chaos: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types. London: Linnean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, ISBN 978-0-9506207-7-0, 1016 pp. Reference page. 
• Proctor, G.R. 1985. Ferns of Jamaica. A Guide to the Pteridophytes. British Museum (Natural History), London. ISBN 0-565-00895-1 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris mutilata 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 mutilata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris mutilata. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar 2022. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris mutilata Accessed: 1 Mar 2022. Reference page.

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