Pteris semipinnata

Pteris semipinnata is a species of fern in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae.[1] It is mainly distributed in tropical regions, such as southern China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and northern India.[2] It is also found in Japan (Ryukyu Islands) and Bhutan.[3][4] Pteris semipinnata grows in open forests, on the acid soil near streams or rocks, below 900 meters above sea level.[5]

Pteris semipinnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pteris
Species:
P. semipinnata
Binomial name
Pteris semipinnata



References

  1. Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2. ISSN 1179-3163.
  2. "Pteris semipinnata Linnaeus". Flora of China.
  3. "Pteris semipinnata Linnaeus". Flora of China.
  4. "半邊羽裂鳳尾蕨" (in Chinese). Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
  5. "Pteris semipinnata Linnaeus". Flora of China.


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