Ceratopteris cornuta

Ceratopteris cornuta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Parkerioideae
Genus: Ceratopteris
Species: Ceratopteris cornuta

Name

Ceratopteris cornuta (P.Beauv.) Lepr., Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 19: 103, t. 4A (1830).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris cornuta P.Beauv., Fl. Oware 2: 63, t. 37(2) (1806).
• Heterotypic
  • Ellobocarpus cornutus (P.Beauv.) Kaulf., Enum. Filic. 148 (1824).
  • Furcaria cornuta (P.Beauv.) Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): [292 (1827).
  • Onychium cornutum (Pal.) Hassk., Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 115 (1843).
  • Ceratopteris thalictroides var. cornuta (P.Beauv.) Schelpe, Contr. Bolus Herb. 1: 47 (1969).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Cape Verde. Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Zaïre Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Swaziland. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros (Mayotte), Madagascar, Seychelles. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iraq. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (Kerala, Rajasthan). Regional: Papuasia New Guinea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Leprieur, F.M.R. 1830. Note sur le Pteris cornuta de Palisot-Beauvois, espèce du genre Ceratopteris. Annales des Sciences Naturelles 19: 99–103, t. 4A. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ceratopteris cornuta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ceratopteris cornuta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ceratopteris cornuta. Published online. Accessed: 12 Aug 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Ceratopteris cornuta Accessed: 12 Aug 2023.

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