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Macrothelypteris torresiana  (Gaudich.) Ching
Taxonomic Serial No.: 503649

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Dryopteris setigera auct. non Blume
  
    Dryopteris uliginosa (Kunze) C. Chr.
  
    Thelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Alston
  
  Common Name(s): swordfern [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionPolypodiophytina   
                   ClassPolypodiopsida  – leptosporangiate ferns  
                      SubclassPolypodiidae   
                         OrderPolypodiales   
                            SuborderAspleniineae   
                               FamilyThelypteridaceae  – marsh ferns  
                                  SubfamilyPhegopteridoideae   
                                     GenusMacrothelypteris (H. Ito) Ching  
                                        SpeciesMacrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Ching – swordfern  
       

 References
       
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  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Flora of the Hawaiian Islands, 2023, database (version 2023-)  
  Acquired: 2023   
  Notes: Wagner, W. L. and N. R. Khan. 2023-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/ [date accessed: February 24, 2023]   
  Reference for: Macrothelypteris torresiana   
       
  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: Macrothelypteris torresiana   
       
  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: Macrothelypteris torresiana   
       
  Source: Thelypteridaceae 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: Macrothelypteris torresiana   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Proctor, George R.   
  Publication Date: 1989   
  Article/Chapter Title: Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden   
  Page(s): 1-389   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0071-5794   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Macrothelypteris torresiana   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith, Alan R. / Flora of North America Editorial Committee (eds.)   
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title: Thelypteridaceae Ching ex Pichi-Sermolli: Marsh Fern Family   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms   
  Page(s): 206-222   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-19-508242-7   
  Notes: Available electronically at http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10887   
  Reference for: Macrothelypteris torresiana   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Oceania  
    Caribbean  
    North America  
    Africa  
    Middle America  
    South America  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
    Caribbean Territories, Introduced  
    Hawaii, Introduced  
    Mexico, Introduced  
 

 

    

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