Pteris lydgatei

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Pteris lydgatei

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pteris
Species:
P. lydgatei
Binomial name
Pteris lydgatei
Synonyms

Cheilanthes lydgatei Baker[2]

Pteris lydgatei is a rare fern species in the Pteridoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.[3] It is known by the common name Lydgate's brake and is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from the islands of Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Maui. It was once thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in the 1990s. There are fewer than 40 individuals in the wild. This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Pteris lydgatei. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Pteris lydgatei". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  3. ^ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2. ISSN 1179-3163.
  4. ^ Pteris lydgatei. The Nature Conservancy.

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