A new species in Pteridaceae, Pteris changjiangensis X.L. Zheng & F.W. Xing (sect. Pteris) from Hainan Island, China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to P. simplex and P. subsimplex in appearance, but differs by having an adscendent, tenuous rhizome, homomorphic, separate and simple fronds, and a preference to calcareous habitat.
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1 April 2010
Pteris changjiangensis (Pteridaceae), a New Species from Hainan Island, China
Xi-Long Zheng,
Fa-Guo Wang,
Rong-Jing Zhang,
Fu-Wu Xing
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Annales Botanici Fennici
Vol. 47 • No. 2
April 2010
Vol. 47 • No. 2
April 2010
ferns
new species
Pteridaceae
Pteris
taxonomy