Pteris vitiensis

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris vitiensis Baker, J. Bot. 17: 295 (1879).

• Typus: Viti Levu, at about 200 feet above sea-level, 1877, J. Horne 718 (K 000757492, 000757492, GH 00022007).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Baker, J.G. 1879. On a collection of ferns gathered in the Fiji Islands by Mr. John Horne, F.L.S. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 17(8): 292–300. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris vitiensis 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 vitiensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris vitiensis. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris vitiensis Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.

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