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Issue: Vol. 174 No. 2: 9 July 2014
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2014-07-09
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.174.2.7
Page range: 116–118
Abstract views: 88
PDF downloaded: 64

Pteris barklyae (Pteridaceae): A new combination and neotypication of Adiantum pallens for the fern flora of the Indian Ocean Islands

Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 416, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 416, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 416, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 416, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Pteris barklyae Pteridaceae Adiantum pallens Indian Ocean Islands

Abstract

Pellaea barklyae, a fern endemic to the Seychelles, is transferred to the genus Pteris based on recent molecular studies. We also neotypified Adiantum pallens Swartz, a species endemic to Madagascar, Mauritius, and La Réunion.

How to Cite

Zhang, L., Zhou, X.-M., Gao, X.-F. & Zhang, L. (2014)

Pteris barklyae (Pteridaceae): A new combination and neotypication of Adiantum pallens for the fern flora of the Indian Ocean Islands

. Phytotaxa 174 (2): 116–118. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.174.2.7