Pteris dentata

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris dentata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: CXXIV, 186 (1775).

Typus: Yemen, Menacha, Schweinfurth 1402 ((Neotype, designated by Runemark, Bot. Notiser 115(2): 189 (1962): C; isoneotype: K). Original collection: Yemen, montium Hadiensium, P. Forsskål s.n., lost.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Pteris serrulata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 187 (1775).
  - Typus: Yemen, Hadie, Forsskål (Lectotype, designated by C.V.Morton, Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 116: 247–248 (1969): BM).
  - Pteris arguta Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 458 (1789), nom. illeg.
- Lonchitis adscensionis G.Forst., Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 9: 72 (1789).
  - Typus: "Habitat in insula Adscensionis." [21–31 May 1775], J.R. Forster & J.G.A. Forster (B-W 20018-01 0, LE 00008595).
  - Pteris adscensionis (G.Forst.) Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 67 (1801) (accepted by WorldPlants; Critically Endangered).
  - Asplenium adscensionis (G.Forst.) Bernh., Asplenium: 18, f. 8 (1802).
  - Pteris flabellata var. ascensionis (G.Forst.) Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 185 (1858).
- Pteris flabellata Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 172 (1800).
  - Type: South Africa, Cape Province, between Taffelberg & Leuwekopp, Thunberg s.n. (Lectotype, designated by Runemark, Bot. Notiser 115(2): 191 (1962))
  - Pteris arguta var. flabellata (Thunb.) Mett. in F.A.M.Kuhn, Filic. Afr.: 76 (1868).
  - Pteris dentata subsp. flabellata (Thunb.) Runemark, Bot. Notis. 115: 190 (1962).
- Pteris elegans Jacq., Fragm. Bot.: 74, t. 116 (1809).
- Pteris semiserrata Roxb. in A. Beatson, Tracts St. Helena: 319 (1816).
- Pteris flaccida Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 126 (1852).
- Pteris arguta f. major Mett. ex Kuhn, Filic. Afr.: 76 (1868).
- Pteris arguta f. minor Mett. ex Kuhn, Filic. Afr.: 77 (1868).
- Pteris oligodyctyon Baker, J. Bot. 18: 328 (1880).
  - Pteris dentata var. oligodictya (Baker) Tardieu, Fl. Madag. Comores, 5e Fam.: 92, fig. 14, t. 7, 8 (1958).
- Pteris straminea Cordem., Bull. Soc. Sci. Île Réunion 1890–1891: 160 (1890), nom. illeg.
  - Pteris cordemoyi C.Chr., Index Filic.: 595 (1906), nom. nov.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension, St.Helena.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North (introduced).

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

References

Primary references

Forsskål, P. (†). 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica. Sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per Aegyptum inferiorem et Arabiam felicem detexit, illustravit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Ex officina Mölleri, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.41 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Runemark, H. 1962. A revision of Pteris dentata and related species. Botaniska Notiser 115(2): 177–195. Full issue PDF Reference page.
Verdcourt, B. 2002. Pteridaceae. In Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 29 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. ISBN 90-5809-407-3 JSTOR Global Plants Reference page.
Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. 2021. Pteridaceae. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 30. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln. DOI: 10.7931/dtkj-x078 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pteris dentata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 13. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Pteris dentata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2021.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pteris dentata. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris dentata Accessed: 13 Oct 2021.

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