Pteris pungens

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris pungens Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 387 (1810).

• Lectotype (designated by Proctor, Fl. L. Antill. 2: 144 (1977)): Plumier, Traité Foug. Amér., pl. 14 (1705), illustrating a plant from Haiti, along La Grande Rivière, near Leogane. Epitype (designated by Cremers 2005): a sheet from the same locality (P 00322134).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pteris quadriaurita var. pungens (Willd.) J.Bommer & Christ, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 35: 189 (1896).
  • Pteris biaurita var. pungens (Willd.) Christ, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24(1): 99 (1897).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris macroura Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 380 (1810).
    • Original material: Plumier, Traité Foug. Amér., pl. 13 (1705). Epitype: (P 00322133).
  • Pteris acuminata Desv., Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 324 (1811).
    • Typus: "Habitat in Portorico." (P 00610476)
  • Pteris longicauda Christ, Primit. Fl. Costaric. 3: 21 (1901).
    • Typus: Forêts de Santo Domingo de Osa, Mars 1896 Tond. n. 10071 (Holotype: P 00610479, isotypes: BR 0000013343217, BR 0000013343224, P 00610477, P 00610478).
  • Pteris pungens var. shimekii Rosenst., Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Neuchâtel 5(2): 51 (1914).
    • Typus: Colombia: Andes centrales, inter Mariquita et Fresno, ca. 600 m, 7 Oct 1910, E. Mayor 101 (isotype: US 00142253).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1810. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 5, pars 1. pp. [i]–l, 1–542. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mickel, J.T. & Smith, A.R. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Part I (Descriptions and Maps). Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 88: i–xi, 1–1054. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pteris pungens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pteris pungens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Oct 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pteris pungens. Published online. Accessed: 26 Oct 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris pungens Accessed: 26 Oct 2024.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Pteris pungens. Accessed: 2024 Oct 26 Reference page.