Comptonia (Myricaceae)

Comptonia peregrina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Myricaceae
Genus: Comptonia
Species: C. peregrina

Fossil species: †C. columbiana – †C. hesperia – †C. hirsuta –

Name

Comptonia L'Her. in W.Aiton, Hort. kew. 3: 334. (1789).

• Type species: Myrica aspleniifolia L. (= synonym of Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M. Coult.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Myrica sect. Comptonia (L'Hér. in Aiton) Endl. ex C.DC., Prodr. 16(2): 151. (1864).
  • Myrica subg. Comptonia (L'Hér. in Aiton) Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(1): 28. (1889[1888]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Northrn America Regional: Central & Eastern USA Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. III. Diadelphia–Cryptogamia. 547 pp., tt. 11–12. [13]. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wolfe, Jack A. & Wehr, Wesley C. 1987. Middle Eocene Dicotyledonous Plants from Republic, Northeastern Washington. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1597:17

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Comptonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Apr. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Comptonia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 15 2024. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Comptonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr. 2024. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• čeština: Postopčák cizí
• dansk: Bregnepors
• Deutsch: Farnmyrte
• English: Sweetfern
• suomi: Tuoksumyrtti
• français: Comptonie
• hrvatski: Komptonija
• polski: Komptonia
• русский: Комптония
• српски / srpski: Slatka paprat
• 中文: 香蕨

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