Pteris hookeriana

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris hookeriana J.Agardh, Recens. Spec. Pter.: 12 (1839).

• Typus: Hab. in Ceylona, 1827, Emerson. Syntypes: E 00385993, E 00385994, K001057869?.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pteris cretica var. hookeriana (J.Agardh) Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 386 (1864).
  • Idiopteris hookeriana (J.Agardh) T.G.Walker, Kew Bull. 12: 431 (1958).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (Kerala), Sri Lanka. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Agardh, J.G. 1839. Recensio Specierum Generis Pteridis. 86 pp., Berling, Lund. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Walker, T.G. 1957. Idiopteris: A New Genus of Ferns from Ceylon. Kew Bulletin 12(3): 429–432. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pteris hookeriana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pteris hookeriana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pteris hookeriana. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jan 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris hookeriana Accessed: 19 Jan 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris hookeriana. Accessed: 2024 Jan 19.