Pteridaceae
Pteris

Pteris longipes D.Don

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 15 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ebihara, A. (2016). The standard of ferns and lycophytes in Japan. Nihonsan shida shokubutsu hyojun zukan 1: 1-475. Gakken Plus, Tokyo.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2021). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 3: 1-450. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Hsu, T.C., Chen, C.W., Knapp, R. & Hung, H.C. (2019). Ferns and Lycophytes I. The illustrated flora of Taiwan. Tai wan yuan sheng zhi wu quan tu jian 8(1): 1-448. Tai bei shi : Mao tou ying chu ban : Jia ting chuan mei cheng bang fen gong si fa xing.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Holttum, R.E. [25614] Malaysia K000475561 Type Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 109] India Pteris umbrosa K001109283 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 109] India Pteris umbrosa K001109282 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 109] Pteris umbrosa K001109285 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 109] Pteris umbrosa K001109284 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Henry, A. [9003] China Pteris wallichiana K001057836 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Henry, A. [9003] China Pteris wallichiana K001057835 Isotype Yes
Blinkworth, R. [109] India Pteris wallichiana K001057856 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [109] India Pteris wallichiana K001057855 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [109] India Pteris wallichiana K001057854 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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/
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  • Kew Science Photographs

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