Rheopteris cheesmaniae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Vittarioideae
Genus: Rheopteris
Species: Rheopteris cheesmaniae

Name

Rheopteris cheesmaniae Alston, Nova Guinea, ser. 2, 7: 3 (1956).

• Type: Papua, Toricelli Mountains, 1939, L.E. Cheesman (BM)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Papuasia New Guinea (Papua). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Alston, A.H.G. 1956. Some undescribed ferns from New Guinea and Ambon. Nova Guinea, ser. 2, 7: 1–6. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lindsay, S. 2003. Considerations for a revision of the fern family Vittariaceae for Flora Malesiana. Telopea 10(1): 99–112. DOI: 10.7751/telopea20035609 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Rheopteris cheesmaniae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Rheopteris cheesmaniae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Rheopteris cheesmaniae. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Rheopteris cheesmaniae Accessed: 13 Feb 2023.

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