Pteridaceae
Pteris

Pteris mertensioides Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 5: 394 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India to S. Pacific. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Borneo, Fiji, India, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Sulawesi, Thailand

Extinct in:

Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ranasinghe, S. & al. (2020). The national red list 2020 - Conservation status of the flora of Sri Lanka: 1-254. Biodiversity secretariat, Ministry of environment and the national herbarium.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 Merrill, E.D. [5061] Philippines K000473489 No
Jan 1, 1991 Croft, J.R. [393] K000490268 No
Jan 1, 1991 Croft, J.R. [1883] K000490263 No
Jan 1, 1991 Jaman, R.; Zainudin [PL48] Malaysia K000444928 No
Jan 1, 1991 Croft, J.R. [1883] K000490261 No
Jan 1, 1991 Ridley, H.N. [8640] Malaysia K000444940 No
Jan 1, 1991 Croft, J.R. [393] K000490266 No
Jan 1, 1991 Croft, J.R. [393] K000490267 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hennipman, E. [5959] Indonesia K000446814 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hennipman, E. [5959] Indonesia K000446813 No
Jan 1, 1991 Ridley, H.N. [8640] Malaysia K000444941 No
Jan 1, 1991 Croft, J.R. [1883] K000490265 No
Jan 1, 1991 Croft, J.R. [1883] K000490262 No
Jan 1, 1991 Croft, J.R. [1883] K000490264 No
Jul 23, 1986 Williams, R.S. [2297] Philippines K000473498 No
Feb 25, 1982 Carr, C.E. [13418] K000490269 No
Feb 25, 1982 Carr, C.E. [15435] Papua New Guinea K000490271 No
Feb 25, 1982 Carr, C.E. [14431] Papua New Guinea K000490272 No
Feb 25, 1982 Carr, C.E. [11684] Papua New Guinea K000490273 No
Feb 25, 1982 Bamler, G. [84] K000492310 No
Feb 1, 1982 Streimann, H.; Kairo, A. [NGF47584] K000492312 No
Jul 16, 1963 Turnau, E.A. [837] Malaysia K000444939 No
Feb 3, 1958 Main, T.W. [412] Indonesia K000490270 No
Feb 3, 1958 Pleyte, D.R. [443] Indonesia K000492311 No
Jan 1, 1932 Backer, C.A. [23008] Indonesia K000446799 No
Piggott, A.G. [2800] Malaysia K000444923 No
Sulit, M.D.; Conklin, H.C. [16682] Philippines K000473491 No
Allen, E.F. [s.n.] Malaysia K000444925 No
Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Okamoto, M.; Sunarno, B. [C8045] Indonesia K000446823 No
Joncheere, G.J.de [1756] Indonesia K000446816 No
Brooks, C.J. [s.n.] Malaysia K000446801 No
Piggott, A.G. [2800] Malaysia K000444921 No
Holttum, R.E. [25558] Malaysia K000446810 No
Low, H. [s.n.] Malaysia K000446808 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9083] Malaysia K000446805 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [17556] Philippines K000473490 No
Allen, E.F. [s.n.] Malaysia K000444924 No
Gardner, G. [1126] Sri Lanka K001057858 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parris, B.S. [11110] Indonesia K000446818 No
Ramos, M.; Pascasio, J. [34754] Philippines K000473502 No
Parris, B.S. [11110] Indonesia K000446819 No
Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Philippines K000473501 No
Parris, B.S. [11110] Indonesia K000446817 No
Womersley, J.S.; Millar, A.N. [NGF8374] K000492309 No
Low, H. [s.n.] Malaysia K000446807 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [8903] Malaysia K000446804 No
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [40307] Malaysia K000446809 No
Cuming, H. [103] Philippines K000473492 Type Yes
Kunstler, H.H. [942] Malaysia K000444944 No
Henderson, M.R. [8872] Malaysia K000444945 No
Murton, H.J. [38] Malaysia K000444929 No
Curtis, C. [102] Malaysia K000446812 No
Nur, M. [11195] Malaysia K000444938 No
Hose, G.F. [s.n.] Malaysia K000444931 No
Molesworth Allen, B.E.G. [4475] Malaysia K000444927 No
Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Philippines K000473497 No
Ridley, H.N. [7268] Malaysia K000444932 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [8903] Malaysia K000446802 No
Kunstler, H.H. [2239] Malaysia K000444936 No
Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Okamoto, M.; Sunarno, B. [C8045] Indonesia K000446820 No
Joncheere, G.J.de [1756] Indonesia K000446815 No
Cuming, H. [103] Philippines K000473493 Type Yes
Kunstler, H.H. [942] Malaysia K000444930 No
Cuming, H. [103] Philippines K000473494 Type Yes
Ridley, H.N. [14232] Malaysia K000444934 No
Molesworth Allen, B.E.G. [4475] Malaysia K000444926 No
Gardner, G. [1126] Sri Lanka K001057857 Unknown Type Material Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur, M. [2382] Malaysia K000444942 No
Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Okamoto, M.; Sunarno, B. [C8045] Indonesia K000446822 No
Piggott, A.G. [2800] Malaysia K000444920 No
Piggott, A.G. [2800] Malaysia K000444919 No
Brooks, C.J. [s.n.] Malaysia K000446800 No
Walker, G.W. [48] Sri Lanka K001057860 Type Yes
Kunstler, H.H. [2239] Malaysia K000444943 No
Ridley, H.N. [14232] Malaysia K000444933 No
Piggott, A.G. [2800] Malaysia K000444918 No
Holttum, R.E. [25558] Malaysia K000446811 No
Piggott, A.G. [2800] Malaysia K000444922 No
Cuming, H. [s.n.] Philippines K000473496 Type Yes
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [8903] Malaysia K000446803 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [18009] Philippines K000473499 No
Gardner, G. [1126] Sri Lanka K001057859 Type Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur, M. [10394] Malaysia K000444937 No
Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Okamoto, M.; Sunarno, B. [C8045] Indonesia K000446821 No
Ridley, H.N. [14232] Malaysia K000444935 No
Cuming, H. [103] Philippines K000473495 Type Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [16450] Philippines K000473500 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9083] Malaysia K000446806 No
Kato, M.; Sunarno, B.; Akiyama, H. [C3262] Indonesia K000446824 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

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