Pteris hexagona

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pteris
Species: Pteris hexagona
Varietates: P. h. var. hexagona – P. h. var. multifida

Name

Pteris hexagona (L.) Proctor, Bull. Inst. Jamaica, Sci. Ser. 5: 53 (1953).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Adiantum hexagonum L., Sp. Pl.: 1097 (1753).
    • Typus: "Habitat in America." Lectotype (designated by Proctor in Ferns Jamaica: 264 (1985)): "Adiantum pinnis hexagonis furcatis" in Petiver, Pterigraphia Amer., 94, t. 10, f. 2 (1712).

• Homotypic
  • Anopteris hexagona (L.) C.Chr., Index Filic.: 59 (1905).
• Heterotypic
  • see Pteris hexagona var. hexagona

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Proctor, G.R. 1953. A Preliminary Checklist of Jamaican Pteridophytes. Bulletin of the Institute of Jamaica. Science Series 5: 1–89. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1097. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pteris hexagona in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pteris hexagona. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pteris hexagona. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris hexagona Accessed: 14 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pteris hexagona – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 14.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pteris hexagona in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.