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Pteris  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 17699

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Anopteris Prantl ex Diels
  
  Common Name(s): brake fern [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionPolypodiophytina   
                   ClassPolypodiopsida  – leptosporangiate ferns  
                      SubclassPolypodiidae   
                         OrderPolypodiales   
                            SuborderPteridineae   
                               FamilyPteridaceae  – maidenhair ferns  
                                  SubfamilyPteridoideae Link  
                                     GenusPteris L. – brake fern  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Pteris altissima Poir. – tall brake 
                                        Species Pteris arborea L. – tree brake 
                                        Species Pteris bahamensis (J. Agardh) Fée – Bahama brake 
                                        Species Pteris biaurita L. – thinleaf brake 
                                        Species Pteris cretica L. – Cretan brake 
                                        Species Pteris deflexa Link – thickleaf brake 
                                        Species Pteris X delchampsii W.H. Wagner & Nauman – Delchamps' brake 
                                        Species Pteris denticulata Sw. – toothed brake 
                                        Species Pteris ensiformis Burm. f. – slender brake 
                                        Species Pteris grandifolia L. – elephantleaf brake 
                                        Species Pteris hexagona (L.) Proctor  
                                        Species Pteris X hillebrandii Copel. – Hillebrand's brake 
                                        Species Pteris irregularis Kaulf. – zigzag brake 
                                        Species Pteris longifolia L. – longleaf brake 
                                        Species Pteris lydgatei (Baker) Christ – Lidgate's brake 
                                        Species Pteris multifida Poir. – spider brake 
                                        Species Pteris mutilata L. – Asian brake 
                                        Species Pteris plumula Desv. – striped brake 
                                        Species Pteris pungens Willd. – sharp brake 
                                        Species Pteris spinescens C. Presl  
                                        Species Pteris terminalis Wallich ex J. Agardh  
                                        Species Pteris tremula R. Br. – Australian brake 
                                        Species Pteris tripartita Sw. – giant brake 
                                        Species Pteris vittata L. – ladder brake, Chinese brake 
       

 References
       
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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pteris   
       
  Source: Pteridaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Pteris   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Pteris   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Pteris   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group  
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Systematics and Evolution, vol. 54, no. 6   
  Page(s): 563-603   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1759-6831   
  Notes: doi: 10.1111/jse.12229   
  Reference for: Pteris   
       

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