Platycerium Desv.

Details

Name scientific

Platycerium Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 213 (1827)

Preferred name

Platycerium Desv.

Taxonomy reference

Hennipman, E.; Roos, M.C. 1982: A monograph of the fern genus Platycerium (Polypodiaceae). Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde Series 2, 80: 1–126.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Casual

New Zealand

Political Region

Heenan, P.B.; de Lange, P.J. et al. (2004)

Nomenclature

Authors

Desv.

Original authors

Desv.

Publication place

Desvaux, N.A. 1827: Prodrome de la famille des fougères. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 6: 171–337.

Year published

1827

Publication page

213

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Platycerium Desv.

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Platycerium

Etymology

From the Greek platys (flat or broad), and keras (a horn), a reference to the fertile fronds ressembling the horns of a stag.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Polypodiaceae

Genus

Platycerium

Subordinates

Platycerium bifurcatum

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Platycerium Desv.

Platycerium Desv.

Bostock, P.D.; Spokes, T.M. (1998)

Platycerium Desv.

Platycerium Desv.

Brownsey, P.J.; Perrie, L.R. (2015)

Platycerium Desv.

Notes

Note type

Etymology

Note text

From the Greek platys (flat or broad), and keras (a horn), a reference to the fertile fronds ressembling the horns of a stag.

Metadata

Record id

657a50ae-09ea-41f8-9c58-2da0f68c66ed

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

13 March 2002

Date last updated

7 August 2014

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