Pteris vittata

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris vittata L., Sp. Pl.: 1074 (1753).

Typus: [China, Osbeck] (Lectotype, designated by Tryon 1964: LINN 1246.3).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Pycnodoria vittata (L.) Small, Ferns Florida: 89 (1932).
Heterotypic
- Polypodium trapezioides Burm.f., Fl. Ind.: 233 (1768).
- Pteris obliqua Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 185 (1775).
- Pteris lanceolata Desf., Fl. Atlant. 2: 401 (1799).
- Pteris ensifolia Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 711 (1804).
- Pteris indica Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 712 (1804).
- Pteris diversifolia Sw., Syn. Fil. (Kiliae): 96, 288 (1806).
- Aspidium humile Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 220 (1810).
- Pteris costata Bory ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 367 (1810).
- Pteris inaequilateralis Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 601 (1816).
- Pteris alpinii Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 295 (1827).
- Pteris acuminatissima Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 208 (1828).
- Pteris amplectens Wall., Numer. List: n.° 112 (1829).
- Pteris guichenotiana Gaudich., Voy. Uranie: 387 (1829).
- Pteris microdonta Gaudich., Voy. Uranie: 387 (1829).
- Pteris guichenotii Decne., Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 348 (1834).
- Pteris semihirta Link, Fil. Spec.: 50 (1841).
- Pteris amplexicaulis Roxb., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 4: 505 (1844).
- Pteris linearis Roxb., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 4: 505 (1844).
- Pteris aspera Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 126 (1852).
- Pteris tenuifolia Brack., U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 112 (1854).
- Pteris vulcanica Bertol., Misc. Bot. 18: 21 (1857).
- Pteris longifolia var. brevipinna Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 154 (1913).
- Pteris vittata f. cristata Ching, Acta Bot. Austro Sin. 1: 6 (1983).
- Pteris vittata subsp. bengalensis Fraser-Jenk., New Sp. Syndr. Indian Pteridol.: 231 (1997).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Belgium, Hungary (introduced).
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, France, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Ghana.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Djibouti, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas Island.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North (introduced).
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas (introduced).
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (introduced).
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, District of Columbia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - El Salvador, Honduras, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Colombia, Peru.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1074. Reference page.

Additional references

Tryon, R.M. 1964. The ferns of Peru. Polypodiaceae (Dennstaedtieae to Oleandreae). Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 194: 1–253. JSTOR BHL Reference page.
Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. 2021. Pteridaceae. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 30. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln. DOI: 10.7931/dtkj-x078 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris vittata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 10. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris vittata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris vittata. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris vittata Accessed: 10 Nov 2023.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris vittata. Accessed: 2023 Nov 10.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Pteris vittata in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 10.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pteris vittata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gebänderter Saumfarn
中文: 蜈蚣草

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