Polypodiaceae

Polybotrya Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 5: 99 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central American Pac, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Poeppig [s.n.] Peru K000590559 Type Yes
Jun 20, 1986 s.coll. [228] Trinidad and Tobago K000590543 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [4631] Peru K000006853 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [2427] Brazil K000590545 Isotype Yes
Spruce, R. [4631] Peru K000006856 Yes
Spruce, R. [4631] Peru K000006857 Yes
Spruce, R. [4631] Peru K000006855 Yes
Spruce, R. [4631] Peru K000006854 Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K000957001 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0