Pteris mettenii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

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

Name

Pteris mettenii Kuhn, Filic. Afr.: 85 (1868), nom. nov.

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Pteris pseudolonchitis Ettingsh., Farnkr. Jetztw.: 97 (1865 publ. 1864), nom. illeg. non Bory ex Willd.
    • Syntypes: Ins. Comorae, ins Mayotte, Oct. 1848, Boivin 2862; Ins. Nossi-beh, Boivin.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuhn, F.A.M. 1868. Filices Africanae. Revisio critica omnium hucusque cognitorum cormophytorum Africae indigenorum additamentis Braunianis novisque Africanis speciebus ex reliquiis Mettenianis adaucta. Accedunt Filices Deckenianae et Petersianae. 233 pp., W. Engelmann, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris mettenii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteris mettenii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris mettenii. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar 2022. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris mettenii Accessed: 1 Mar 2022. Reference page.

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