Pteris sericea

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 sericea

Pteris sericea (Fée) Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 2: 551 (1902).

Basionym
- Litobrochia sericea Fée, Crypt. Vasc. Brésil 1: 48 (1869).
  - Lectotype (designated by Prado, Hoehnea 22(1–4): 40 (1995)): Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 1868, Glaziou 2312 (Lectotype: P 00609054–00609057; isolectotypes: BR 0000013206406, 0000013206413, K 000589377).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Brazil South (Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina). Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Christ, K.H.H. 1902. Spicilegium Pteridologicum Austrobrasiliense. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, ser. 2 2(3): 313–328 BHL, (4): 361–381 BHL, (6): 545–560 BHL, (7): 633–650 BHL, (8): 689–708 BHL Reference page.
Fée, A.L.A. 1869. Cryptogames vasculaires (Fougères, Lycopodiacées, Hydroptéridées, Equisétacées) du Brésil. (Matériaux pour une flore générale de ce pays). xvi + 267 pp., lxxviii tab. Paris, J.B. Baillière et Fils. BHL Reference page.

Hirai, R.Y., Mynssen, C.M. & Prado, J. 2024. New approaches in the fern genus Pteris (Pteridaceae) from Brazil. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 59(3): 259–272. DOI: 10.31055/1851.2372.v59.n3.44498 Reference page. (accepting Pteris sericea)

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Pteris sericea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 12. Reference page. (as synonym of Pteris lechleri)
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Pteris sericea. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jan 2026. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris sericea Accessed: 12 Jan 2026. Reference page. (as synonym of Pteris lechleri)