Pteris otaria

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris otaria Bedd., Ferns S. India: 13, pl. XLI (1863).

• Typus: Slopes below Puntaloor Wynad (Malabar), Beddome

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pteris quadriaurita f. ludens Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 386 (1864).
    • Syntypes: Ceylon, Central Province, Thwaites 13512, 3060, (1133)
    • Pteris quadriaurita var. ludens (Thwaites) Bedd., Handb. Ferns Brit. India: 111 (1883).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Beddome, R.H. 1863. The ferns of southern India. Being descriptions and plates of the ferns of the Madras presidency. 88 pp., 7 pp index, 270 pl., Gantz Brothers, Madras. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris otaria 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 otaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris otaria. Published online. Accessed: 2 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris otaria Accessed: 2 Mar 2022.

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