Pteridaceae
Pteris

Pteris catoptera Kunze

First published in Linnaea 18: 119 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, N. Yemen. It is a perennial or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Socotra, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2023 Louis, F. [4851] Cameroon K001208970 Yes
Jul 1, 2013 Luke, W.R.Q.; Hoft, M.; Ndeche, M. [8899] Kenya K001519285 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Upson, T. [UPSO 62] Cameroon K000518789 No
Jul 1, 2012 Upson, T. [UPSO 62] Cameroon K000518790 No
Jul 1, 2012 Obehg, J.J. [M.D.A. 22] Ghana K000759221 No
Jul 1, 2012 Upson, T. [UPSO 62] Cameroon K000518788 No
Jul 1, 2012 Mann, G. [135] K000759220 No
Jul 1, 2012 Harley, W.J. [F 109] Liberia K000759219 No
Jul 1, 2012 Leeuwenbeg, A.J.M. [2932] Cote d'Ivoire K000759222 No
Jul 1, 2012 Thomas, D. [9494] Cameroon K000518806 No
Jan 1, 2008 Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [10831] Kenya K000197446 No
Jan 1, 2008 Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Spawls, S.; Spawls, T. [11712] Kenya K000197445 No
Aug 1, 2001 Cable, S.; Ndue H.; Gapta B.; Okabiro D.; Assefa H. [3385] Cameroon K000109226 Yes
Aug 1, 2001 Ryan, P.; Moloney, C.; Gelan, H.; Ajang, D. [383] Cameroon K000109225 Yes
Aug 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1535] Cameroon K000109223 No
Schimper [1468] Ethiopia K000435421 Isotype Yes
Osborne, J. [JO1518] Mozambique K001417376 Yes
Osborne, J. [JO1518] Mozambique K001417377 Yes
Osborne, J. [JO1518] Mozambique K001417378 Yes
Osborne, J. [JO1518] Mozambique K001346224 Yes
Braitwaite, A.F. [166] South Africa K001532846 Yes
Braitwaite, A.F. [166] South Africa K001532847 Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R. [2708] Zambia K001622987 Yes
Gueinzius [s.n.] South Africa K000435444 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chase, C. [4890] Zimbabwe K000435431 Isotype Yes
Chase, C. [4890] Zimbabwe K000435432 Type Yes
Kamau, P.; Christenhusz, M.J.M [585] Kenya K000696594 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images