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030.0000 Family Pteridaceae E.D.M.Kirchn.; Schul-Bot. 109 (1831)
48 genera, ca. 1350 spp. The family has been split extensively in smaller subgroups, but Smith et al. (2006) and PPG-I argue for keeping them together.
Species listed in database: 1406; hybrids: 68
= Acrostichaceae Mett. ex A.B.Frank; Syn. Pflanzenk., ed. 2, 3: 1458 (1877), nom. rej.
= Actiniopteridaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 17: 5 (1962)
= Adiantaceae Newman; Hist. Brit. Ferns 5 (1840) nom. cons. over Parkeriaceae (1825)
= Anopteraceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. (Tracheophyta) 51 (2001)
= Antrophyaceae (Link) Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 11 (1978)
= Ceratopteridaceae Underw.; Native Ferns, ed. 6: 65, 78 (1900)
= Cheilanthaceae B.K.Nayar; Taxon 19: 233 (1970)
= Cryptogrammaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 17: 299 (1963)
= Hemionitidaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 21: 487 (1966)
= Negripteridaceae Pic.Serm.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 53: 160 (1946)
= Parkeriaceae Hook.; Exot. Fl. 2: t. 147 (1825), nom. rej. in favor of Adiantaceae
= Platyzomataceae Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 29: 4 (1950)
= Pteridaceae Reichenb.; Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 138 (1837)
= Sinopteridaceae Koidz.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 50 (1934)
= Taenitidaceae (C.Presl) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 29: 1 (1974)
= Vittariaceae Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 232 (1940)
030.5011 Genus Vittaria Sm.; Mem. Acad. Sci. Turin 5: 413 (1793) s. str.
Distribution: New World, only 1 species Africa
Species listed in database: 7
= Oetosis Neck. ex Greene; Pittonia 4: 105 (1900)
= Taeniopsis J.Sm.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 4: 67 (1841) (nom. superfl.)
= Taeniopteris Hook.; Gen. Fil. [Hooker] t. 76B (1842)
species :
Vittaria appalachiana Farrar & Mickel; Amer. Fern J. 81(3): 72 (1991)
Name: Appalachian shoestring fern
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
75 USA 78 USA
species :
Vittaria flavicosta Mickel & Beitel; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46 [Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca]: 399 (1988)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Puebla); Guatemala; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 COS GUA
species :
Vittaria graminifolia Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. [Kaulfuss] 192 (1824)
Name: Grass Fern
Distribution: USA (Georgia, Louisiana); Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Isla del Coco; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic); Puerto Rico; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Grenada; Trinidad; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy); Guyana; Surinam; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); Brazil (Amazonas, Amapá, Bahia, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Pará, Pernambuco, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Roraima, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo); Uruguay (Cerro Largo, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Rivera, Rocha)
78 USA 79 MEX 80 BLZ COC COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 CUB DOM GDL GRE HIS JAM MTS PUE TRT 82 CLM GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Oetosis lineata var. filifolia (Fée) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 291 (1931)
= Taeniopsis graminifolia (Kaulf.) J.Sm.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 4: 67 (1841)
= Taenitis linearis M.Martens & Galeotti; Nouv. Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 15 (Mém. Lycopod.): 44 (1842)
= Vittaria bradeorum Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 22: 18 (1925)
= Vittaria dimorpha Müll.Hal.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 547 (1854)
= Vittaria filifolia Fée; Mém. Foug. 3 (Hist. Vittar.): 20 (1852)
= Vittaria graminifolia var. filifolia (Fée) Mett.
= Vittaria lineata var. graminifolia (Kaulf.) Rosenst.; Hedwigia 46: 149 (1907)
= Vittaria spartimorpha Trevis.; Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, Ser. 2, 2: 167 (1851)
species :
Vittaria isoetifolia Bory; Voy. Îles Afrique 2: 325 (1804)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Comores; La Réunion
25 KEN TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 SAF SWZ 29 COM MDG REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Oetosis isoetifolia (Bory) Greene; Pittonia 4: 103 (1900)
= Pteropsis angustifolia Pappe & Rawson; Syn. Fil. Afr. Austr. 43 (1857) (non Desv.)
= Vittaria gueinzii Trevis.; Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, Ser. 2, 2: 167 (1851)
= Vittaria longidentata Müll.Hal.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 12: 546 (1854)
= Vittaria sarmentosa Ruiz ex Fée; Mém. Foug. 3 (Hist. Vittar.): 17 (1852)
= Vittaria tenera Fée; Mém. Foug. 3 (Hist. Vittar.): 17, t. 2, f. 1 (1851)
species :
Vittaria lineata (L.) Sm.; Mem. Acad. Sci. Turin 5: 421 (1793)
Name: Shoestring Fern
Distribution: USA (Florida, SE-Georgia); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Bahamas; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic); Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Tortola); St. Eustatius; Nevis; St. Kitts; Antigua; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Martinique; St. Lucia; St. Vincent; Grenada; Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, La Guajira, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Santander, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Barinas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Monagas, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Pará, Pernambuco, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, Roraima, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo); Paraguay (Caaguazu, Canindeyu, Guaira, Paraguari, San Pedro); Argentina (Misiones, Salta)
78 USA 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 ABA BAH CUB DOM GDL GRE HIS JAM MAR MTS PUE STE STK STL STV TRT VIR 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Haplopteris lineata (L.) J.Sm.; Ferns Brit. Foreign 132 (1866)
= Oetosis filiformis Greene; Pittonia 4: 103 (1900)
= Oetosis lineata (L.) Greene; Pittonia 4: 103 (1900)
= Oetosis lineata var. filiformis (Greene) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 291 (1931)
= Polypodium gramineum Ces.; Atti Reale Accad. Sci. Napoli 7(8): 24 (1876)
= Pteris lineata L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1073 (1753)
= Taeniopsis lineata (L.) J.Sm.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 4: 67 (1841)
= Vittaria angustifrons Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 2: 261 (1803)
= Vittaria costaricensis Lellinger; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 98(2): 389 (1985)
= Vittaria curvidentata Müll.Hal.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 12: 546 (1854)
= Vittaria deppeana Müll.Hal.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 12: 547 (1854)
= Vittaria filiformis Cav.; Descr. Pl. [Cavanilles] 270 (1801)
= Vittaria lineata var. curvidentata (Müll.Hal.) Luetzelb.; Estud. Bot. Nordéste 3: 250 (1926)
= Vittaria pachydictyon Müll.Hal.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 12: 547 (1854)
= Vittaria schkuhrii Raddi; Pl. Bras. Nov. Gen. 1: 51 (1825)
= Vittaria setacea Christ; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 6: 47 (1906)
species :
Vittaria longipes Sodiro; Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 417 (1893)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Vittaria scabrida Klotzsch; Mém. Foug. 3 (Hist. Vittar.): 20 (1851)
Distribution: ?Ecuador; Brazil (Bahia, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Caaguazu)
84 BRA 85 PAR
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