Pteris comans

Pteris comans

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris comans G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 79 (1786).

• Typus: Nova Zeelandia [in error], 1772, G. Forster 300 (GOET 012784 & 012785).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Litobrochia comans (G.Forst.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 149 (1836).
• Heterotypic
  • Litobrochia undulata T.Moore, Gard. Chron. 1867: 348 (1867).
    • Type locality: Feejees [Fiji].
    • Pteris undulata (T.Moore) Regel, Index Seminum [LE (Petropolitanus)] Suppl. 1868: 25 (1869).
  • Pteris deplanchei E.Fourn., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 18: 322 (1873).
    • Type locality: Tahiti.
• Misapplied names
  • Pteris endlicheriana auct. (regarded as a synonym of Pteris zahlbruckneriana by P.S. Green, Fl. Australia 49: 569 (1994).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria (in error). Regional: New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand North (in error). Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu. Regional: South-Central Pacific Cook Islands, Marquesas, Society Islands, Tubuai Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Forster, G. 1786. Florulae insularum australium prodromus. 8+103 pp. Typis Joann. Christian. Dieterich, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Hathitrust Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brownsey, P.J., Braggins, J.E. & Perrie, L.R. 2020. Pteris carsei (Pteridaceae), a new endemic fern from New Zealand previously treated as P. comans G.Forst. New Zealand Journal of Botany 58(3): 214–222. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2019.1701503 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Ohlsen, D.J., Brownsey, P.J., Shepherd, L.D., Perrie, L.R., May, E.L., Chen, C.W. & Bayly, M.J. 2020. Pteris epaleata, a new fern species from Australia and New Zealand segregated from P. comans (Pteridaceae). Muelleria 39: 17–26. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris comans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris comans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris comans. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris comans. Accessed: 2023 31 Oct.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris comans Accessed: 31 Oct 2023.