Pteris papuana

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris papuana Ces., Rendiconto Reale Accad. Sci. Fis. 16: 25, 29 (1877).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Taenitis brausei Rosenst., Nova Guinea 8: 730 (1912).
    • Pteris brausei (Rosenst.) Rosenst., Index Filic., Suppl. (1906–1912): 66 (1913).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Maluku. Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Vanuatu. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cesati, V. de 1877. Prospetto delle Felci raccolte dal Signor O. Beccari nella Polinesia durante il suo secondo viaggio di esplorazione in que' mari. Rendiconto dell'Academia delle scienze fisiche e matematiche 17: 23–31. Google Books Reference page. 

Links

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

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