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Identification
Pteris abyssinica Hieron. [family PTERIDACEAE ] Verified by B. Verdcourt, Pteris catoptera Kunze [family PTERIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Pteris abyssinica
  • Pteris quadriaurita
  • Pteris catoptera

Flora

Entry for PTERIS catoptera var. catoptera [family ]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (2002) Author: BERNARD VERDCOURT
Names
PTERIS catoptera var. catoptera [family ], ; Schelpe, F.Z. Pterid.: 118 (1970); J.E. Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns: 163, t. 26.5, fig. 40/164, 164 a, b (1990); Schippers in Fern Gaz. 14: 185 (1993)
PTERIS quadriaurita [family ], [sensu Sim, Ferns S. Afr.: 108, t. 44 (1892); Hieron. in P.O.A. C: 79 (1895) & ? V.E. 2: 45, fig. 38 c–e (1908) (var. uncertain); F.D.-O.A.: 47 (1929); Tardieu, in Mém. I.F.A.N. 28: 76, t. 12, fig. 3 (1953), non Retz. (see note)]
PTERIS biaurita [family ], [sensu Sim, Ferns S. Afr. ed. 2: 257, t. 127 (1915), non L.]
PTERIS abrahamii Hieron. [family ], in E.J. 53: 409 (1915), as abrahami . Type: South Africa, Natal, Umvoti R. area, Mapumulo, Abraham 27 (B, holo., BOL, K, photo!.) (intermediate with few costular spinules)
PTERIS abyssinica Hieron. [family ], in E.J. 53: 405 (1915). Type: Ethiopia, near Amora-Gattel, Schimper 1468 (B, holo., K!, iso.)
PTERIS kameruniensis Hieron. [family ], in E.J. 53: 393 (1915). Types: Cameroon, near Kumbo, Ledermann 2002 (B!, syn., BM, photo.!) & near Babangi, Ledermann 5828 (B!, syn., BM, photo.!) (intermediate between vars)
PTERIS togoensis Hieron. [family ], in E.J. 53: 402 (1915); Alston, Ferns W.T.A.: 40 (1959) pro parte; Tardieu, Fl. Cameroun 3: 160, t. 14/6, t. 22/4–5 (1964). Type: Togo, Rué Mts, Kersting 653 (B!, lecto., BM!, isolecto.) (chosen by Tardieu)
?PTERIS paucipinnata Alston [family ], in Exell, Bull. I.F.A.N. sér. A, 21: 443 (1959). Type: São Tomé, above Monte Café, Monod 11690 (BM!, holo.)
PTERIS quadriaurita (Kunze) Schelpe subsp. catoptera [family ], Contrib. Bolus Herb. 1: 66 (1969) & Explor. Hydrobiol. Bassin L. Baringo & Luapula 8 (3), Pterid.: 57 (1973); & C.F.A., Pterid.: 95 (1977); Schelpe & Diniz, Fl. Moçamb., Pterid.: 120 (1979)
PTERIS quadriaurita (Hieron.) Schelpe subsp. abyssinica [family ], Contrib. Bolus Herb. 1: 66 (1969)
PTERIS quadriaurita (Hieron.) Schelpe subsp. togoensis [family ], Contrib. Bolus Herb. 1: 66 (1969)
Information
Stipe, rhachis etc. without spines. Costulae with few to many spinules above. Fig. 2/4, lobe (p. 7).
Range
DISTR. U 1–4; K 1–7; T 1–4, 6–8
Altitude range
450–3000 m
Distribution
KENYA Northern Frontier District Marsabit, near pump house, 8 Aug. 1968, Faden 68/496!KENYA NE Elgon, Feb. 1961, Tweedie 1884!, 1884a!;KENYA Masai District Emali Hill, July 1940, Opiko in V.G.L. van Someren 328!TANZANIA Bukoba District Kasangazi, no date, Gillman 362!;TANZANIA Arusha District Mt. Meru, Sura Forest, 27 Jan. 1969, Richards 23842!;TANZANIA Mpanda District Mahali Mts, Sisaga, 26 Aug. 1958, Newbould & Jefford 1784!UGANDA Karamoja District Debasien, Jan. 1936, Eggeling 2659!;UGANDA Mbale District Bugishu, Sipi, 11 Dec. 1938, A.S. Thomas 2596!;UGANDA Mengo District Mpanga Forest, 5 km E of Mpigi, 9 Sept. 1969, Faden et al. 69/1011!
Distribution (external)
Senegal
Mali
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Ivory Coast
Ghana
Nigeria
Cameroon
Bioko
Central African Republic
Congo (Kinshasa)
Sudan
Ethiopia
Angola
Zambia
Malawi
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Comoro Is
Yemen
Notes
Gardner 1263 in CM 13155 from Kenya, SE Aberdares has a pencilled determination ‘ catoptera ’ by ? Schelpe but the segments are up to 4.5 cm long, 5 mm wide; specimens with long segments occur in Ethiopia and South Africa. Two East African sheets bear names I have not found validly published. Alluaud 106 from W Mt. Kenya at 2400 m is labelled P. quadriaurita var. setigera Copeland by Bonaparte who mentions the name in Ptérid. 16: 101 (1925) but there attributes the variety to Hooker. Daubenberger in Rosenstock 55b from Kilimanjaro, 2000 m is labelled P. quadriaurita f. tenuis Rosenstock.

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