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July 2018

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genus

Pteris L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1073 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000031909.

Synonyms of Pteris

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Afropteris Alston Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 2. 30: 5. 1956. wfo-4000000860
Anopteris Prantl ex Diels in Engler & Prantl Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 288. 1899. wfo-4000002332
Campteria C. Presl Tent. Pterid. 146–147, pl. 5, f. 19, 26. 1836. wfo-4000006421
Hemipteris Rosenst. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 38. 1908. wfo-4000017417
Litobrochia C. Presl Tent. Pterid. 148. 1836. wfo-4000021995
Pycnodoria C. Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 460–461. 1851. wfo-4000032225
Schizostege Hillebr. Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 631. 1888. wfo-4000034457

Species in Pteris ( showing species 1 to 10 of 187)

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Pteris acanthoneura Alston Estud. Ens. Docum. Junta Invest. Ultramar. 12: 15, t.4,5 (1954) wfo-0001111544
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Pteris biaurita var. spinulifera Bonap. Notes Pteridol. wfo-0001111547
Pteris actiniopteroides Christ Bull. Herb. Boissier 7:6 (1899) wfo-0001123519
Pteris albertiae Arbeláez Brittonia 47: 178, fig. (1995) wfo-0001231308
Pteris altissima Poir. Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 5: 722 (1804) wfo-0001109284
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Pteris elata J. Agardh Recens. Spec. Pter. wfo-0001112636
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Pteris kunzeana J. Agardh Recens. Spec. Pter. wfo-0001112637
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Litobrochia altissima (Poir.) Fée Mem. Foug., Gen. Filic. wfo-0001113839
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Litobrochia kunzeana (J. Agardh) Fée Mém. Foug. wfo-0001121604
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Pteris protea Liebm. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., ser. 5 wfo-0001121605
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Litobrochia grandis Fée Mém. Foug. wfo-0001125343
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Pteris macroptera Link Hort. Berol. wfo-0001125624
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Pteris sterilis C. Presl wfo-0001236567
Pteris amoena Blume Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 210 (1828) wfo-0001123764
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Pteris tokioi Masam. Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan wfo-0001107412
Pteris angustata (Fée) C.V.Morton Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 38: 72 (1967) wfo-0001281636
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Litobrochia angustata Fée wfo-0001236160
Pteris angustipinna Tagawa Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 4(4): 203 (1935) wfo-0001123732
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Pteris angustipinna var. angustipinna wfo-0001128178
Pteris angustipinnula Ching & S.H.Wu Acta Bot. Austro Sin. 1: 11 (1983) wfo-0001123718
Pteris arisanensis Tagawa Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 5(2): 102 (1936) wfo-0001126935
Pteris aspericaulis Wall. ex J.Agardh Recens. Spec. Pter. 22. 1839 wfo-0001117774
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Pteris aspericaulis var. aspericaulis wfo-0001123778

Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 0 of 0)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Pteris:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Pteris aberrans Alderw. Bull. Buit. wfo-0000150745
Pteris abrahami Hieron. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. wfo-0000150746
Pteris abyssinica Hieron. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. wfo-0000150747
Pteris acclivis Mett. Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. wfo-0000150748
Pteris acinaciformis Sess Fl. Mex. wfo-0000162867
Pteris actinophylla Kunze in Mart. ex Baker wfo-0000150749
Pteris acuminata Desv. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. wfo-0001125847
Pteris acuminatissima Blume Enum. Pl. Javae wfo-0000150750
Pteris acutangula Nees Linnaea wfo-0001263880
Pteris adamii Tardieu Mem. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire wfo-0000150751