Pteris splendens

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 splendens

Name

Pteris splendens Kaulf., Enum. Filic.: 186 (1824).

• Typus: Brasilia, Chamisso (B 20 0146753, LE 00008638).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Litobrochia splendens (Kaulf.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 149 (1836).
• Heterotypic
  • Litobrochia papyracea Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 136 (1852).
    • "Habitat in America meridionali", Gardner
    • Pteris papyracea (Fée) Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 212 (1858).
    • Pteris denticulata var. papyracea (Fée) Christ, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 79(1): 37 (1908).
  • Pteris splendens var. miersii Baker, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 218 (1891).
    • Typus: Brazil, Rio, Jul 1878, Miers 861 (Holotype: K 000589371).
  • Pteris splendens var. pumila Rosenst., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 277 (1910).
    • Typus: Hab. Brasilia australis, Prov. S. Paulo. Serra do Mar, 100 m alt., ad saxa, 1908, Wacket (isotype: {{P 00609071)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Guyana. Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Bahia, Ceará, Pernambuco), Brazil Southeast (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Brazil South (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina). Regional: Southern South America Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kaulfuss, G.F. 1824. Enumeratio Filicum quas im Itinere Circa Terram Legit Cl. Adalbertus de Chamisso Adiectis in Omnia Harum Plantarum Genera Permultasque Species non Satis Cognitas vel Novas Animadversionibus. 300 pp., Lipsia [Leipzig]: Carolus Cnobloch. MDZ Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris splendens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteris splendens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris splendens. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2022. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris splendens Accessed: 4 Mar 2022. Reference page.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Pteris splendens. Accessed: 24 Nov 2024 Reference page. 

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