Pteris dentata Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: CXXIV, 186 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Aegean Islands to Iran and Arabian Peninsula, Africa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Ascension, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Iran, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, St.Helena, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & Parris, B.S. (2020). Pteridophytes of Turkey - A revised check-list and their relationship to Europe and the West Himalaya. Indian Journal of Forestry 43: 263-284.
  • 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.
  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Fl. Aegypt–Arab. 186 (1775)
  • Sim F.S.A. 255, t. 129 (1915).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & Parris, B.S. (2020). Pteridophytes of Turkey - A revised check-list and their relationship to Europe and the West Himalaya. Indian Journal of Forestry 43: 263-284.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2013 Luke, W.R.Q.; Hoft, M.; Ndeche, M. [8937] Kenya K001519287 Yes
Jul 1, 2013 Luke, W.R.Q.; Hoft, M.; Ndeche, M. [8937] Kenya K001519286 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Spawls, S.; Spawls, T. [11713] Kenya K000197444 No
Feb 2, 2000 Schweinfurth, G.A. [1402] Yemen K001057844 Isoneotype Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [84] South Africa K001532806 Yes
Kamau, P.; Christenhusz, M.J.M [610] Kenya K000696595 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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
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