Pteris concinna

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris concinna Heward, Mag. Nat. Hist. 2(2): 461 (1838).

• Typus: "I found it in the woods near Grant's Green plantation on the western face of the Carpenter's Mountains, a few days previous to my embarkation for England."

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pteris mutilata var. concinna (Heward) Jenman, Bull. Bot. Dept., Jamaica 41: 6 (1893).

Homonyms

• Pteris concinna Baker, Malesia 3: 37 (1886) = Pteris ligulata Gaudich., Voy. Uranie: 385 (1829).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Jamaica. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Heward, R. 1838. Some Observations on a Collection of Ferns from the Island of Jamaica. Magazine of Natural History 2(2): 453–467. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris concinna 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 concinna. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris concinna. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris concinna. Accessed: 2023 31 Oct.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris concinna Accessed: 31 Oct 2023.