Pteridaceae
Pteris

Pteris longifolia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1074 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Introduced into:

Alabama, Bermuda, Caroline Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Velázquez Montes, E. (2018). Flora de Guerrero 82: 1-230. Facultade de Ciencias, UNAM.

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Hieron. in Hedwigia 54: 289 (1914).
  • L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1074 (1753) var. bahamensis (Ag.)

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 111] India K001109289 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 111] Burma K001109292 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 111] India K001109298 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 111] K001109295 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 111] India K001109293 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 111] K001109296 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 111] K001109294 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 111] India K001109291 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 111] Nepal K001109297 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 111] Nepal K001109290 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 111] K001109299 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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 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/
    • © 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