Actiniopteris australis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Actiniopteris
Species: Actiniopteris australis

Name

Actiniopteris australis (L.f.) Link, Fil. Spec.: 80 (1841).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acrostichum australe L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 444 (1781).
    • Lectotype: 31. Acrostichum des Isles de France et de Bourbon (Herb. Linnaeus fil. in Herb. Smith n. 1622. 51. LINN) (designated by Pichi-Sermolli, 1962).
• Homotypic
  • Asplenium australe (L.f.) Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 50 (1801).
  • Belvisia australis (L.f.) Mirb. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & C.F.B.de Mirbel, Hist. Nat. Veg. 5: 473 (1802).
  • Pteris australis (L.f.) Thouars, Mélang. Bot. 4: 11 (1811).
  • Acropteris australis (L.f.) Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 56 (1833).
  • Blechnum flabellatum C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 103 (1836), nom. nov., non Brack. (1854: 173).
  • Actiniopteris radiata var. australis (L.f.) Hook., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 10: t. 976 (1854), nom. superfl.
  • Acropteris radiata var. australis (L.f.) Hook., Sp. Fil. 3(10/12): 276 (1860).
  • Pteris dichotoma var. australis (L.f.) Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 18 (1868).
  • Actiniopteris dichotoma var. australis (L.f.) Kuhn in C.C.von der Decken, Reisen Ost Afr. 3(3): 18 (1879).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris dichotoma var. elongata Mett. ex Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 80 (1868), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Réunion. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Link, H.F. 1841. Filicum Species in Horto Regio Botanico Berolinensi Cultae. 179 pp. Veit, Berolini [Berlin]. Gallica Reference page. 

Additional references

• Vaganov, A.V. & Shmakov, A.I. 2016. Synopsis of the Genus Actiniopteris Link (Pteridaceae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 6(3): 39–45. DOI: 10.15421/201668 Reference page. 

Links

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

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