Biology:Pteris lydgatei

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Short description: Species of fern

Pteris lydgatei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pteris
Species:
P. lydgatei
Binomial name
Pteris lydgatei
(Baker) Christ
Synonyms

Cheilanthes lydgatei Baker[1]

Pteris lydgatei is a rare fern species in the Pteridoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.[2] It is known by the common name Lydgate's brake and is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from the islands of Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Maui. It was once thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in the 1990s. There are fewer than 40 individuals in the wild. This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.[3]

References

  1. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Pteris lydgatei | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?401058 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2011-10-23 }}
  2. Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns". Phytotaxa 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2. ISSN 1179-3163. http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00019p054.pdf. 
  3. Pteris lydgatei. The Nature Conservancy.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7256692 entry