Pteris speciosa

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris speciosa Mett. in F.A.M. Kuhn, Linnaea 36: 91 (1869).

• Lectotype (designated by Tryon & Stolze 1989: 76): Peru, St. Gavan (Rio San Gaban), Lechler 2326 (Holotype: B, Herb. Mett.)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pteris reticulata Mett. in F.A.M. Kuhn, Linnaea 36: 91 (1869), nom. illeg. non Desv. 1811.
    • Syntypes: Peru, Pavon, Spruce 4752 (4725?). Material of these collections at B may be authentic).
    • Pteris reticulato-venosa Hieron., Hedwigia 48: 243 (1909), nom. nov.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panama. Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuhn, F.A.M. 1869. Reliquiae Mettenianae (continuatio). Linnaea 36: 41–169. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Tryon, R.M. & Stolze, R.G. 1989. Pteridophyta of Peru. Part II: 13. Pteridaceae – 15. Dennstaedtiaceae. Fieldiana: Botany, new ser., 22: I–III, 1–128. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris speciosa. Published online. Accessed: 31 Aug 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris speciosa Accessed: 31 Aug 2023.

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