Biology:Pteris tripartita

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Short description: Species of fern

Pteris tripartita
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pteris
Species:
P. tripartita
Binomial name
Pteris tripartita
Sw. (1801)
Subspecies[1]
  • Pteris tripartita var. marquesensis E.D.Br.
  • Pteris tripartita var. raivavensis E.D.Br.
  • Pteris tripartita var. tripartita
Synonyms[1]

Litobrochia tripartita (Sw.) C.Presl (1836)

Pteris tripartita is a species of fern native to tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, Queensland, and the South Pacific islands.[1][2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted.[1]

  • Pteris tripartita var. marquesensis E.D.Br. – Marquesas (Hiva Oa and Fatu Hiva)
  • Pteris tripartita var. raivavensis E.D.Br. – Tubuai Islands (Raivavae)
  • Pteris tripartita var. tripartita – tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, Queensland, and the South Pacific islands.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Pteris tripartita Sw.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17217170-1. 
  2. ↑ Calero, K., Pitzer, T., & Alberte, J. (2012). General Biology II Lab Manual (2nd ed.). McGraw Hill.

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