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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Pteris

Hierarchical position of the Genus Pteris

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Polypodiophyta Cronquist syn. Filicinophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm., Taxon 15: 133. Apr 1966. common name: ferns       Subdivisio  Polypodiophytina Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.       Classis  Polypodiopsida Cronquist pub. Takht. & Zimmerm., Taxon 15: 133. Apr 1966.       Subclassis  Polypodiidae Cronquist pub. Takht. & Zimmerm., Taxon 15: 133. Apr 1966.       Ordo  Parkeriales A.B. Frank in Leunis pub. Syn. Pflanzenk., ed. 2, 3: 1453. 1877.       Familia  Pteridaceae E.D.M. Kirchn. pub. Schul-Bot.: 109. 1831. common name: brake fern, maidenhair fern       Subfamilia  Pteridoideae Link pub. Fil. Sp.: 48. 3-10 Sep 1841.       Tribus  Pterideae J. Sm. pub. J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 403. Mai 1841.       Subtribus  Pteridinae Payer pub. Bot. Crypt.: 199. 1850.       Genus  Pteris L. pub. (1753) common name: brake

Named members of the Genus Pteris

1	Species  altissima Poir. common name: tall brake
2	Species  arborea L. common name: tree brake
3	Species  bahamensis (J.G. Agardh) F�e common name: Bahama brake
4	Species  biaurita L. common name: thinleaf brake
5	Species  crassipes J.G. Agardh syn. Pteris arborea
6	Species  cretica L.
	7    Varietas  albolineata Hook. common name: Cretan brake 8    Varietas  cretica common name: Cretan brake
9	Species  deflexa Link common name: thickleaf brake
10	Species  denticulata Sw. common name: toothed brake
11	Species  ensiformis Burm. f.
	12    Varietas  victoriae Baker syn. Pteris ensiformis
13	Species  excelsa Gaud. common name: waimakanui  (Hawaii)
14	Species  grandifolia L. common name: elephantleaf brake
15	Species  irregularis Kaulfuss common name: zigzag brake
16	Species  longifolia L.
	17    Varietas  bahamensis (J.G. Agardh) Hieron. syn. Pteris bahamensis
18	Species  lydgatei (Baker) Christ common name: Lidgate's brake
19	Species  multifida Poir. common name: spider brake
20	Species  mutilata L. common name: Asian brake
21	Species  plumula Desv. common name: striped brake
22	Species  pungens Willd. common name: sharp brake
23	Species  quadriaurita auct. non Retz. syn. Pteris plumula
24	Species  serrulata auct. non L. f. syn. Pteris multifida
25	Species  tremula R.Br. common name: Australian brake
26	Species  tripartita Sw. common name: giant brake
27	Species  vittata L. common name: ladder brake
28	Species  x delchampsii W.H. Wagner & C.E. Nauman
29	Species  x hillebrandii Copeland

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.