Pteris pearcei

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris pearcei Baker, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 218 (1891).

• Typus: South America, probably South Brazil, Jul 1884, Pearce 271 (Holotype: K 0005894079).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pteris petiolulata R.M.Tryon, Rhodora 62: 9 (1960).
    • Typus: Peru, Dept. Junin, La Merced, ca. 4000 ft., Aug. 27-Sept. 1, 1923, J.F. Macbride 5714 (Holotype: US; isotypus: F).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baker, J.G. 1891. A Summary of the new Ferns which have been discovered or described since 1874. Annals of Botany (Oxford) 5(2): 181–222, Pl. XIV. BHL Reference page. 
• Tryon, R.M. 1960. New species of ferns from Central and South America. Rhodora 62(733): 1–10. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pteris pearcei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sep 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pteris pearcei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Sep 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pteris pearcei. Published online. Accessed: 1 Sep 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris pearcei Accessed: 1 Sep 2024.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Pteris pearcei. Accessed: 2024 Sep 1 Reference page. 

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