Pteris cretica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pteris
Species: Pteris cretica
Subspecies: P. c. subsp. cretica – P. c. subsp. laeta

Name

Pteris cretica L., Mant. Pl.: 130 (1767).

Typus: Crete [in error; ? Italy] P. Arduino (Lectotype designated by Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 194: 192 (1964): LINN 1246.7).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Pycnodoria cretica (L.) Small, Ferns Florida: 91 (1932).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Hungary, Netherlands (introduced), Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Sardegna (extinct, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Italy, Sicilia (extinct).
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (introduced), Canary Islands.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia, Socotra.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension, St.Helena.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar, Réunion.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida, Louisiana, Maryland.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Jamaica.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Colombia, Peru.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1767. Mantissa Plantarum. Generum editionis VI. et Specierum editionis II. [1]: 1–142 + index (2 pp.). Holmiae. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. 2021. Pteridaceae. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 30. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln. DOI: 10.7931/dtkj-x078 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pteris cretica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 1. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Pteris cretica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pteris cretica. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov 2023.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris cretica. Accessed: 2023 1 Nov.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris cretica Accessed: 1 Nov 2023.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Pteris cretica in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 1.

Vernacular names

English: Cretan brake
suomi: Siipisanikka
français: Ptéris de Crète
Nederlands: Lintvaren
中文: 欧洲凤尾蕨