Pteris confusa T.G.Walker

First published in Kew Bull. 14: 329 (1960)
This name is a synonym of Pteris argyraea

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS. [Cited as Pteris argyraea.]
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2018). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 2: 1-573. Dehra Dun : BSMPS. [Cited as Pteris argyraea.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Chao, Y.S. & al. (2021). Taxonomic and nomenclatural novelties in the Pteris fauriei group (Pteridaceae). Taiwania 66: 307-316. [Cited as Pteris confusa.]
  • 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. [Cited as Pteris confusa.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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