Pteridaceae
Pteris

Pteris amoena Blume

First published in Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 210 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to S. Central & S. Japan and Solomon Islands (Kolombangara). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 1: 1-626. EABCN, Seoul.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • 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.
  • Singh, S.K. & al. (2023). Pteridophytes of Meghalaya. A pictorial guide: 1-246. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Singh, S.K. & al. (2023). Pteridophytes of Meghalaya. A pictorial guide: 1-246. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9247] Papua New Guinea K000490106 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [10019] Papua New Guinea K000490109 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [10019] Papua New Guinea K000490110 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [7738] Papua New Guinea K000490103 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9247] Papua New Guinea K000490107 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Clunie, N.M.U.; Larivita, G. [LAE63215] Papua New Guinea K000490114 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Croft, J.R. [275] Papua New Guinea K000490115 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S. [9536] Papua New Guinea K000490108 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Clunie, N.M.U.; Larivita, G. [LAE63215] Papua New Guinea K000490113 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Croft, J.R. [275] Papua New Guinea K000490116 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [7738] Papua New Guinea K000490102 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S. [10283] Papua New Guinea K000490111 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Clunie, N.M.U.; Larivita, G. [LAE63215] Papua New Guinea K000490112 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Parris, B.S. [10793] Malaysia K000446391 No
Jan 1, 1991 Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [27730] Malaysia K000446396 No
Jan 1, 1991 Holttum, R.E. [25413] Malaysia K000446394 No
Jan 1, 1991 Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [28093] Malaysia K000446397 No
Jan 1, 1991 Ramos, M.; Edaño, G. [38572] Philippines K000475657 No
Jan 1, 1991 Parris, B.S. [10793] Malaysia K000446392 No
Jan 1, 1991 Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [51710] Malaysia K000446395 No
Jan 1, 1991 Parris, B.S. [11449] Malaysia K000446393 No
Jan 1, 1991 Chew, W.L.; Corner, E.J.H.; Stainton, A. [2765] Malaysia K000446398 No
Nov 1, 1953 Borssum, J., van [2780] Indonesia K000446400 No
Feb 20, 1932 Raciborski, M. [s.n.] Indonesia K000446399 No
Henry, A. [13222] China K001057837 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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

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