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May 2019

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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 ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pteris blanchetiana Pr.; Ettingsh. Farnkr. 103, t. 36, f. 7 1865 wfo-0001121214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pteris kunzeana var. polita (Link) J.Bommer Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 35(1): 192 1896 wfo-0001123178
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pteris pohliana C.Presl Delic. Prag. 1: 181 1822 wfo-0001109973
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pteris tokioi var. yakusimensis (Tagawa) Sa.Kurata Hokuriku J. Bot. 6: 10 1957 wfo-0001116615