Pteris cretica

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pteris
Species: Pteris cretica
Subspecies: P. c. subsp. cretica – P. c. subsp. laeta

Name[edit]

Pteris cretica L., Mant. Pl.: 130 (1767).

Typus: Crete [in error; ? Italy] P. Arduino (Lectotype designated by Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 194: 192 (1964): LINN 1246.7).

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Pycnodoria cretica (L.) Small, Ferns Florida: 91 (1932).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Hungary, Netherlands (introduced), Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Sicilia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (introduced), Canary Islands.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia, Socotra.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension, St.Helena.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar, Réunion.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand South.
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida, Louisiana, Maryland.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Jamaica.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Colombia, Peru.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1767. Mantissa Plantarum. Generum editionis VI. et Specierum editionis II. [1]: 1–142 + index (2 pp.). Holmiae. BHL Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris cretica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 1. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris cretica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris cretica. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov 2023.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris cretica. Accessed: 2023 1 Nov.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris cretica Accessed: 1 Nov 2023.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Pteris cretica in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 1.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Cretan brake
suomi: Siipisanikka
français: Ptéris de Crète
Nederlands: Lintvaren
中文: 欧洲凤尾蕨

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