Pteris pulchra

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Pteris pulchra Schltdl. & Cham., Linnaea 5: 614 (1830).

• Typus: Mexico. Veracruz: Inter Misantlam et Colipam, regionis subcalidae. Schiede & Deppe 787 (Holotype: B – 4 sheets; isotype NY frag. ex B).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Litobrochia pulchra (Schltdl. & Cham.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 149 (1836).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris arborescens M.Martens & Galeotti, Mém. Foug. Mexique: 54 (1842).
    • Typus: Mexico. Oaxaca: Chinantla, Teotalcingo, Galeotti 6375 (Holotype: BR; isotypes: B, BR).
    • Litobrochia arborescens (M.Martens & Galeotti) Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 135 (1852).
  • Litobrochia mexicana Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 136 (1852).
    • Type. Mexico. Oaxaca: Chinantla, Teotalcingo, Galeotti 6376 (Holotype: P; isotypes: B, BR–6 sheets, K, US).
    • Pteris mexicana (Fée) E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 1: 117 (1872).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala, Nicaragua. Regional: Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechtendal, D. de & Chamisso, A. de 1830. Plantarum Mexicanarum a cel. viris Schiede et Deppe collectarum recensio brevis. Linnaea 5(1): 72–174 BHL, (2): 206–236 BHL, (4): 554–625 BHL.Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mickel, J.T. & Smith, A.R. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Part I (Descriptions and Maps). Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 88: i–xi, 1–1054. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pteris pulchra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pteris pulchra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pteris pulchra. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris pulchra Accessed: 21 Nov 2021.

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