Pteris esculenta G.Forst.

NZOR Identifier: 8749a6ff-d2d6-435a-9dcb-67a9ee446f72

Status

Synonym of Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne (NZOR Concept Id d63f785d-32f0-4cb4-90eb-9994a8039c4a)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
subphylum
Polypodiophytina
class
Polypodiopsida
subclass
Polypodiidae
order
Polypodiales
family
Pteridaceae
genus
Pteris
species
Pteris esculenta G.Forst.

Providers

Scientific Name

Authority
G.Forst.
Rank
species
Published in
Forster, G. 1786: De Plantis Esculentis Insularum Oceani Australis. Commentatio Botanica,
Micro-reference (page)
74
Year
1786
Nomenclatural Comment
From the Latin esculentus (edible), a reference to the use of bracken rhizomes as a food source, especially by Māori., Lectotype (selected by Brownsey 1989): Nov. Zeeland [New Zealand], Herb. G. Forster 258, BM 001048405!
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
37312fbf-2646-493e-b09c-5ed513abf4d5
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Pteris (In use by NZOR)

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
42bc5a18-0c6f-4d81-960f-b4b513d721bf
According to
Thomson, J.A. 2012: Taxonomic status of siploid Southern hemisphere brackens (Pteridium: Dennstaedtiaceae). Telopea 14: 43–48.
Preferred Name
Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne (In use by NZOR) }

No subordinate taxa

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