Pteris woodwardioides

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris woodwardioides Bory ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 360 (1810).

• Typus: Réunion: Les vieux troncs des arbres pourris en entrant au trou Caron, dans l'enclos du volcan de l'ile de Mascareigne, 1801–1802, J.B.G.M. Bory de St-Vincent (B -W 19962 -00 & 01 0, P 00483563)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Litobrochia woodwardioides (Bory ex Willd.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 149 (1836).
• Heterotypic
  • Litobrochia borbonica Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 136 (1852).
    • Type locality: Habitat in insula Borbonia.
    • Pteris borbonica (Fée) Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 228 (1858).
  • Litobrochia montbrisonis Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 137 (1852).
    • Type locality: Habitat in insula Borbonia. Montbrison
    • Pteris montbrisonis (Fée) Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 228 (1858).
  • Pteris alata Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 297 (1827).
    • Type locality: Crescit in insula Mascareigne.
  • Pteris pellucida Kaulf. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 4(1): 73 (1827).
    • Type locality: ins. Mascaren.
    • Litobrochia pellucida (Kaulf. ex Spreng.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 149 (1836).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion. 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris woodwardioides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteris woodwardioides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris woodwardioides. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris woodwardioides Accessed: 1 Mar 2022.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Pteris woodwardioides. Accessed: 2024 Dec 2 Reference page. 

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