Pteridaceae
Pteris

Pteris macrophylla Copel.

First published in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 18: 218 (1942)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea to Solomon Islands. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, Solomon Is.

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chen, C.-W. & al. (2022). An annotated checklist of lycophytes and ferns of the Solomon islands. The Fern Gazette 21: 292-419.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chen, C.-W. & al. (2022). An annotated checklist of lycophytes and ferns of the Solomon islands. The Fern Gazette 21: 292-419.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 Lobb, T. [s.n.] Philippines K000473611 No
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S. [11174] Indonesia K000448864 No
Jan 1, 1992 Millar, A.N.; Holttum, R.E. [NGF15804A] K000490742 No
Jan 1, 1992 Lobb, T. [481] Philippines K000473610 No
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S. [5665] Philippines K000473609 No
Jan 1, 1992 Kairo, A. [712] K000490736 No
Jan 1, 1992 Brass, L.J. [29536] K000490741 No
Jan 1, 1992 Croft, J.R.; Marsh, J.I. [732] K000490728 No
Jan 1, 1992 Lobb, T. [s.n.] Philippines K000473613 No
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9224] K000490739 No
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S. [11174] Indonesia K000448863 No
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [7713] K000490737 No
Jan 1, 1992 Croft, J.R.; Marsh, J.I. [732] K000490729 No
Jan 1, 1992 Parris, B.S. [9569] K000490738 No
Jan 1, 1992 Croft, J.R.; Marsh, J.I. [732] K000490730 No
Jan 1, 1992 Cuming, H. [204] Philippines K000473612 No
Jan 1, 1992 Hartley, T.G. [11692] K000490743 No
Jan 1, 1992 Unkau, C. [057] K000490740 No
Jan 1, 1991 Grubb, P.J.; Edwards, P.J. [372] K000490744 No
Jan 1, 1991 Grubb, P.J.; Edwards, P.J. [372] K000490745 No
Jan 1, 1991 Grubb, P.J.; Edwards, P.J. [372] K000490746 No
Jan 1, 1979 Brass, L.J. [10298] Indonesia K000490717 Isotype No
Croft, J.R.; Sands, M.J.S. [282] K000490750 No
Brass, L.J. [30736] K000490734 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [8195] K000490724 No
Takeuchi, W. [10493] K000490721 No
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.] K000490732 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [8195] K000490725 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [5889] K000490723 No
Conn; Akakauaro, O. [391] K000490726 No
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.] K000490731 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [5889] K000490722 No
Conn; Akakauaro, O. [391] K000490727 No
Broome, E. [20] K000490735 No
Womersley, J.S. [LAE54285] K000490747 No
Takeuchi, W. [10493] K000490718 No
Takeuchi, W. [10493] K000490720 No
Croft, J.R.; Sands, M.J.S. [282] K000490749 No
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.] K000490733 No
Takeuchi, W. [10493] K000490719 No
Womersley, J.S. [LAE54285] K000490748 No

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 2025. 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 2025. 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