Pteris oppositipinnata

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris oppositipinnata Fée, Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Strasbourg 6: 17 (1865), "oppositi-pinnata".

• Typus: Habitat in Philippinis. Cuming, s.n. (Isotypes: RB 00561359, 00543410)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pteris quadriaurita var. setigera Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 181 (1858).
    • Syntypes: Philippines, Luzon, Cuming 413 (K 000475659 & 60), 253 (K 000475661)
    • Pteris setigera (Hook.) N.C.Nair, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 11: 187 (1971). [DOI: 10.20324/nelumbo/v11/1969/75862 ]
    • Pteris quadriaurita var. hamulosa Bedd., Suppl. [Handb.] Ferns Brit. India 23 (1892) [non sensu Wall.]
  • Pteris quadriaurita var. asperula J.Sm. ex Bedd., Handb. Ferns Brit. India, Suppl. 24 (1892).
    • Typus: Assam, Garo Hills, on the Tura Peak, 3,000 feet alt., G. Mann
    • Pteris asperula (J.Sm. ex Bedd.) Hieron., Hedwigia 55: 362 (1914). [with Pteris quadriaurita var setigera as synonym and its syntypes)
  • Pteris caesia Copel., Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl. 2): 156 (1906).
    • Typus: Philippines, Mindanao, Davao del Sur, Todaya, dry rocks, 2,800 ft, 29 Oct 1904, E.B. Copeland 1515 (Holotype: MICH 1190947).
  • Pteris brooksii Copel., Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 231 (1914).
    • Typus: Sumatra, Lebong Tandai, Benkoelen, "on rocks in deep shade." Jan 1913, C.J. Brooks 96 (Holotype: MICH 1190946; isotypes: BM 000592346 & 47, P 00610461).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh (introduced). Regional: Malesia Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, ?Sumatra (P. brooksii; not given by POWO and WorldPlants). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fée, A.L.A. 1866. Mémoires sur les Familles des Fougères; Dixième Mémoire. Iconographie des espèces nouvelles décrites ou énumérées dans le Genera Filicum et révision des publications antérieures relatives à la famille des fougères. Mémoires de la Société du muséum d'histoire naturelle de Strasbourg 6(1): 1–50, tab. XXVIII–XLIV. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris oppositipinnata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteris oppositipinnata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris oppositipinnata. Published online. Accessed: 2 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris oppositipinnata Accessed: 2 Mar 2022.

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