Pteris lechleri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

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

Name

Pteris lechleri Mett., Fil. Lechl. 2: 13 (1859).

• Type: Peru. Puno: Prov. de Carabaya, Tatanara, Lechler 2533 (Holotype: B, isotype: GH).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pteris vestita Baker in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil.: 169 (1867).
    • Type: Peru. San Martin: Tarapoto, Spruce 4063 (Holotype: K, fragment, isotype: US).
  • Pteris obscura Mett. in F.A.M. Kuhn, Linnaea 36: 90 (1869).
    • Typus: Venezuela, prov. Carabolo, 4500 ped., May 1846, Funck & Schlim. 599 (isotype: P 00609160).
  • Pteris killipii Maxon, Amer. Fern J. 23: 107 (1934), nom. superfl. [including Spruce 4063 as paratype]
    • Type: Peru, Dept. Junin, above San Ramon, at Schunke Hacienda, alt. 1400–1700 meters, in dense forest, 8 June 1929, E.P. Killip & A.C. Smith 24697 (Holotype: US 1359262).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Panama. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Brazil South (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina). Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (Misones). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mettenius, G.H. 1859. Filices Lechlerianae. Fasc. 2. Leopold Voss, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. 38 pp. MDZ 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris lechleri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris lechleri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Aug 2023. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris lechleri. Published online. Accessed: 31 Aug 2023. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris lechleri Accessed: 31 Aug 2023. Reference page.