Pteris purdoniana

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris purdoniana Maxon, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 41 (1909).

• Typus: Jamaica, parish of St. Catherine, from the vicinity of Hollymount, Maxon 2253 (Holotype: US, isotype: GH).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pteris longifolia var. purdoniana (Maxon) Vareschi, Fl. Venez. 1(2): 675 (1969).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Maxon, W.R. 1909. Studies of Tropical American Ferns – No. 2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 13(1): I–V, 1–43. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris purdoniana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteris purdoniana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris purdoniana. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris purdoniana Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.

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