Pteris opaca

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 opaca

Name

Pteris opaca (C.Presl) J.Sm. ex Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 358 (1850).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pycnodoria opaca C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 101 (1851).
    • Typus: Philippines, Cebu, 1841, Cuming 342 (BM 000592313, 000592319–000592322, E 00433723, 00428332–00428335, GH 00021998, K 000475416–000475419, L 0052049–0052051, LE 00008622–00008625, RB 00640554, US 01100957–00134528)

• Homotypic
  • Pteris opaca J.Sm., J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 405 (1841), nom. nud.
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris grandifolia Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 829 (1837).
  • Pteris papuana Ces., Rendiconto Reale Accad. Sci. Fis. 16: 25, 29 (1877).
  • Taenitis brausei Rosenst., Nova Guinea 8: 730 (1912).
    • Pteris brausei (Rosenst.) Rosenst., Index Filic., Suppl. (1906–1912): 66 (1913).
  • Pteris taenitis Copel., Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 53 (1912).
    • Typus: Philippines, Mindanao, Agusan Subprovince, Mount Hilonghilong, alt. 115 m, March, 1911, C.M. Weber 114S.
  • Pteris rosenstockii C.Chr., Dansk Bot. Ark. 9(3): 45 (1937).
    • Syntypes: Indonesia: Batjan, Warburg 17823 (BM 000592382), Papua New Guinea, K. Wilhelmsland, Sattelburg, 8–900 m. Apr 1914, G. Bamler s.n. (BM 000592381).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Borneo, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi. Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Vanuatu. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fée, A.L.A. 1850–1852. Mémoires sur les Familles des Fougères; Cinquieme Mémoire, Genera Filicum. 387 pp., xxx pl., Paris / Strasbourg. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris opaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteris opaca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Mar 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris opaca. Published online. Accessed: 2 Mar 2022. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris opaca Accessed: 2 Mar 2022. Reference page. (accepting Pteris papuana, relegating Pteris opaca to its synonymy)

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