Pteris venezuelensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

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

Name

Pteris venezuelensis A.R.Sm. & J.Prado, Brittonia 56: 86 (2004).

• Type: Venezuela. Táchira: Depto. Junín, between Villa Páez and Betania, nr. Colombian border, evergreen forest, 2000–2400 m, 15 Nov 1975, G.S. Bunting 4903 [Holotype: UC; isotype: NY (2 sheets)).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, A.R. & Prado, J. 2004. New species in Adiantum and Pteris (Pteridaceae) from the Andes. Brittonia 56(1): 82–88. DOI: 10.1663/0007-196X(2004)056[0082:NSIAAP]2.0.CO;2 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteris venezuelensis 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 venezuelensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteris venezuelensis. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris venezuelensis Accessed: 4 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Pteris venezuelensis – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Mar 4.