Pteris coriacea

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris coriacea Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(3): 300 (1827).

• Type: Peru. Dombey s.n. (Lectotype: P, lower left side of the sheet).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pteris jamesonii Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 193 (1858).
    • Type: Ecuador. Quito: Jameson s.n. (Lectotype, designated by Tryon 1964: K).
    • Pteris coriacea var. jamesonii (Hook.) Baker in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil.: 162 (1867).
  • Pteris coriacea var. diffusa Sodiro, Anales Univ. Centr. Ecuador 8: 15 (1893).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica. Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desvaux, N.A. 1827. Prodrome de la famille des fougères. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 6(3): 171–337. Gallica Reference page. 

Additional references

• Arbeláez, A.L. 1995. Two new species and new records for Pteris (Pteridaceae) from Colombia. Brittonia 47(2): 175–181. DOI: 10.2307/2806957 JSTOR Reference page.  (states that Pteris jamesonii is different from Pteris coriacea)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris coriacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris coriacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sep 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris coriacea. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sep 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris coriacea Accessed: 21 Sep 2023.