Pteridaceae
Pteris
Pteris biaurita

Pteris biaurita subsp. fornicata Fraser-Jenk.

First published in Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes: 116 (2008)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is São Tomé, Comoros, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Fiji, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya

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.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2018). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 2: 1-573. 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.
  • Singh, S.K. & al. (2023). Pteridophytes of Meghalaya. A pictorial guide: 1-246. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Meyer, J.-Y. (2017). Guide des plantes de Wallis et Futuna: 1-486. Au vent des iles, editions, Tahiti.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Singh, S.K. & al. (2023). Pteridophytes of Meghalaya. A pictorial guide: 1-246. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 Elmer, A.D.E. [7078] Philippines Pteris pacifica K000475674 No
Jan 1, 1991 Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Mahjar, U.W. [C1401] Indonesia Pteris pacifica K000446378 No
Jan 1, 1991 Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Mahjar, U.W. [C1401] Indonesia Pteris pacifica K000446379 No
Jan 1, 1991 Elmer, A.D.E. [22097] Philippines Pteris pacifica K000475670 No
Jan 1, 1991 Cuming, H. [24] Philippines Pteris pacifica K000475668 No
Jan 1, 1991 Cuming, H. [69] Philippines Pteris pacifica K000475671 No
Jan 1, 1991 Cuming, H. [24] Philippines Pteris pacifica K000475669 No
Jan 1, 1991 Merrill, E.D. [1704] Philippines Pteris pacifica K000475673 No
Jan 1, 1991 Parris, B.S. [5712] Philippines Pteris pacifica K000475667 No
Jan 1, 1991 Cuming, H. [24] Philippines Pteris pacifica K000475672 No
Feb 25, 1982 Croft, J.R. [LAE61192] Pteris pacifica K000490133 No
Feb 25, 1982 Schlechter, F.R.R. [16580] Pteris pacifica K000490089 No
Feb 25, 1982 Stevens, P.F.; Veldkamp, J.F. [LAE54355] Pteris pacifica K000490127 No
Feb 25, 1982 Katik, P. [NGF37981] Pteris pacifica K000492298 No
Feb 25, 1982 Darbyshire, P.J. [1131] Pteris pacifica K000490132 No
Feb 25, 1982 Katik, P. [NGF37981] Pteris pacifica K000492297 No
Feb 25, 1982 Katik, P. [NGF37981] Pteris pacifica K000490081 No
Feb 25, 1982 Streimann, H.; Kairo, A. [NGF47728] Pteris pacifica K000490123 No
Feb 25, 1982 Stevens, P.F.; Veldkamp, J.F. [LAE54355] Pteris pacifica K000490128 No
Feb 25, 1982 Main, T.W. [386] Indonesia Pteris pacifica K000490078 No
Feb 25, 1982 Streimann, H. [NGF28830] Pteris pacifica K000490126 No
Jan 1, 1982 Pal Is, K. [8] Pteris pacifica K000490087 No
Feb 1, 1977 Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2660] Pteris pacifica K000490135 No
Oct 16, 1974 Woodhams, J.R. [175] Pteris pacifica K000490090 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [8387] Pteris pacifica K000490117 No
Croft, J.R. [1760] Pteris pacifica K000490092 No
Parris, B.S. [9563] Pteris pacifica K000490100 No
Johns, R.J.; Maru, R. [11151] Papua New Guinea Pteris pacifica K001872022 Yes
Croft, J.R. [1688] Pteris pacifica K000490091 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [8192] Pteris pacifica K000490096 No
Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Okamoto, M.; Akiyama, H. [C5304] Indonesia Pteris pacifica K000446377 No
Nakaike, T. [4] Pteris pacifica K000490122 No
Nakaike, T. [196] Pteris pacifica K000490120 No
Takeuchi, W. [16758] Pteris pacifica K000475608 No
Carr, C.E. [12920] Pteris pacifica K000490129 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [4002] Pteris pacifica K000490118 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9283] Pteris pacifica K000490084 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [8323] Pteris pacifica K000490097 No
Nakaike, T. [7] Pteris pacifica K000490121 No
Parris, B.S. [11044] Indonesia Pteris pacifica K000446381 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [10100] Pteris pacifica K000490099 No
Carr, C.E. [14883] Pteris pacifica K000490130 No
Croft, J.R. [242] Pteris pacifica K000490136 No
Braithwaite [2173] Vanuatu Pteris pacifica K001532304 Yes
Braithwaite [2526] Vanuatu Pteris pacifica K001532305 Yes
Braithwaite [2006] Vanuatu Pteris pacifica K001532306 Yes
Johns, R.J. [10837] Papua New Guinea Pteris pacifica K000607980 No
Croft, J.R.; Akakavara, O. [LAE68236] Pteris pacifica K000490080 No
Parris, B.S. [11044] Indonesia Pteris pacifica K000446380 No
Parris, B.S. [10116] Pteris pacifica K000490101 No
Croft, J.R. [LAE68319] Pteris pacifica K000490134 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [4000] Pteris pacifica K000490125 No
Grubb, P.J.; Edwards, P.J. [220] Pteris pacifica K000490119 No
Millar, A.N.; Holttum, R.E. [NGF18798] Pteris pacifica K000490088 No
Croft, J.R.; Akakavara, O. [LAE68236] Pteris pacifica K000490079 No
Gay, H.J.; Parrott, F.J. [680] Pteris pacifica K000490082 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [7666] Pteris pacifica K000490094 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [4003] Pteris pacifica K000490098 No
Carr, C.E. [11671] Pteris pacifica K000490131 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9284] Pteris pacifica K000490095 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9477] Pteris pacifica K000490085 No
Takeuchi, W. [16758] Pteris pacifica K000475609 No
Holttum, R.E. [139] Pteris pacifica K000490093 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9283] Pteris pacifica K000490083 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [9477] Pteris pacifica K000490086 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [4001] Pteris pacifica K000490124 No

Sources

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