Polypodiaceae
Tectaria

Tectaria incisa Cav.

First published in Descr. Pl.: 249 (1802)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Central American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Hawaii

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Cav., Descr. Pl. 249 (1802).

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  • GRIN National Genetic Resources Program http://www.ars-grin.gov in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org/2016/
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Castro, C. (Proveedor de metadatos), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). Versión 11.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Henicka, G.S.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Frisby, S.; Piva, J.H. [244] Brazil K001636755 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Henicka, G.S.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Frisby, S.; Piva, J.H. [244] Brazil K000578860 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Henicka, G.S.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Piva, J.H. [186] Brazil K000578861 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Henicka, G.S.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Piva, J.H. [186] Brazil K001636760 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [3981bis] Peru K000200309 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [3981] Peru K000200308 Yes
Jun 1, 1988 Lewis, G.P. [1538] Brazil K000954503 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Sodiro, S.J. [44/31] Ecuador K000590454 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Lewis, G.P.; Lima, H.C., de; Gomes, J.C. [1618] Brazil K000954505 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Lewis, G.P.; Lima, H.C., de; Gomes, J.C. [1618] Brazil K000954507 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Lewis, G.P.; Lima, H.C., de; Gomes, J.C. [1618] Brazil K000954506 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Lewis, G.P.; Lima, H.C., de; Gomes, J.C. [1618] Brazil K000954509 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Lewis, G.P.; Lima, H.C., de; Gomes, J.C. [1618] Brazil K000954508 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Irwin, H.S.; Pires, J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [48052] Brazil K000954548 Yes
L'Herminier, F. [24] Martinique K001096068 Type Yes
Lewis, G.P. [1538] Brazil K000954500 Yes
Gardner [52] Brazil K000954531 Yes
Beddome, R.H. [s.n.] Brazil K000954541 Yes
Beddome, R.H. [s.n.] Brazil K000954543 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] Brazil K000954534 Yes
Rivoire, R. [140] Martinique K001096071 Type Yes
Sanderman, C. [s.n.] Brazil K000954521 Yes
Tasker; Cooke [34] United States K000696663 No
Moricanis [2481] Brazil K000954529 Yes
Pinch, H. [57] Mexico K000590486 Type Yes
Spruce [1624] Brazil K000954525 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Coelho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7667] Brazil K000954535 Yes
Mexia, Y.E.J. [4872] Brazil K000957056 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Coelho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7667] Brazil K000954536 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R. [7020] Panama K001636434 No
Wilson, P. [s.n.] Jamaica K001096070 Type Yes
Prance, G.T.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [8986] Brazil K000954526 Yes
Wilson, P. [s.n.] Jamaica K001096069 Type Yes
Lewis, G.P. [1538] Brazil K000954504 Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K000954544 Yes
Dodiro, S.J. [44/43] K000590452 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19480] Brazil K000954514 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [1538] Brazil K000954502 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19480] Brazil K000954512 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [2352] Brazil K000954519 Type Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19480] Brazil K000954515 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000954524 Yes
Dusén, P. [6609] Brazil K000957055 Yes
München, S. [18955] Brazil K000954516 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [1538] Brazil K000954499 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [1306] Brazil K000954527 Yes
Miers, J. [16] Brazil K000954533 Yes
Gardner [52] Brazil K000954530 Yes
Beddome, R.H. [s.n.] Brazil K000954542 Yes
Gaudichaud [46] Brazil K000957052 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [1538] Brazil K000954501 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [1538] Brazil K000954498 Yes
Burchell [3061] Brazil K000954545 Yes
Beechy [s.n.] Brazil K000957054 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19480] Brazil K000954513 Yes
L'Herminier, F. [157] Guadeloupe K001096067 Type Yes
Lützelburg, P., von [18955] Brazil K000954518 Yes
Mosén [2689] Brazil K000954523 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000954520 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000954549 Yes
Miers [s.n.] Brazil K000954532 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M. [12356] Brazil K000954511 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [1307] Brazil K000954528 Yes
Sanderman, C. [s.n.] Brazil K000954522 Yes
Smith, L.B. [1419] Brazil K000954547 Yes
Miers, J. [181X] Brazil K000954538 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000954540 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [12356] Brazil K000954510 Yes
Miers, J. [181] Brazil K000954539 Yes
Haerchen, L.F. [s.n.] Brazil K000957053 Yes
Lützelburg, P., von [18955] Brazil K000954517 Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0