Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
TECTARIA Cavanilles, Anales Hist. Nat. 1(2): 115. 1799.
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TYPE: Tectaria trifoliata (Linnaeus) Cavanilles (Polypodium trifoliatum Linnaeus)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tectaria coriandrifolia | HAIRY HALBERD FERN; HATTIE BAUER HALBERD FERN | Native OBL (NWPL) | ||
| Tectaria fimbriata | LEAST HALBERD FERN | Native Rare-State FACW (NWPL) | ||
| Tectaria heracleifolia | BROAD HALBERD FERN | Native Threatened-State FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Tectaria incisa | INCISED HALBERD FERN | Not Native FACW (NWPL) Y | ||
| Tectaria x amesiana | AMES' HALBERD FERN | Native OBL (NWPL) |
Identification Key
1. Blade 15-60 cm long, 10-60 cm wide (smaller immature blades usually unlobed or nearly so); areoles with included veinlets
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1. Blade 5-15 cm long, 3-10 cm wide; areoles rarely with included veinlets
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2. Primary pinnae or lobes mostly ovate to narrowly ovate, lower pinnae cordate to subcordate at the base; rachis and midvein glabrous on the lower side; indusium peltate
2. Primary pinnae or lobes mostly lanceolate; lower pinnae asymmetric, not cordate at the base; rachis and midvein puberulent on the lower side; indusium attached at the sinus
3. Pinnae of 1-8 pairs, sometimes with proliferous buds in axils; petiole shorter than or rarely equaling blade, pubescent on both surfaces; indusia round-reniform, attached at sinus
3. Pinnae of 0-2 pairs, without proliferous buds in axils; petiole 1-3 times length of blade, pubescent adaxially, lacking hairs abaxially; indusia peltate, attached centrally
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4. Pinnae of 1-2 pairs, the rachis 1.5-4 cm long between the basalmost pinnae and proceeding blade portion; spores malformed, of different sizes and shapes
4. Pinnae of 0-1(2) pairs, the rachis 0-2 cm long between the basalmost pinnae and proceeding blade portion; spores of uniform shape and size
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amphiblestra | Amphiblestra C. Presl, Tent. Pterid. 150, t. 6(1). 1836. | TYPE: Amphiblestra latifolia (Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow) C. Presl (Pteris latifolia Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow) | |
| Aspidium | Aspidium Swartz, J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 4, 29. 1802. | TYPE: = Tectaria Cavanilles 1799. | |
| Bathmium | Bathmium C. Presl ex Link, Filic. Sp. 99, 114. 1841. | TYPE: Bathmium trifoliatum (Linnaeus) Link (Polypodium trifoliatum Linnaeus) = Tectaria Cavanilles 1799. | |
| Camptodium | Camptodium Fee, Mem. Foug. 5: 298. 1852. | TYPE: Camptodium pedatum (Desvaux) Fee (Aspidium pedatum Desvaux) | |
| Cardiochlaena | Cardiochlaena Fee, Mem. Foug. 5: 314, t. 24(B). 1852. | TYPE: Cardiochlaena menyanthidis (C. Presl) Fee (Aspidium menyanthidis C. Presl) = Polydictyum C. Presl 1851. | |
| Cionidium | Cionidium T. Moore ex Houlston & T. Moore, Gard. Campanion Florist's Guide 1852: 143. 1852. | TYPE: Cionidium moorii (Hooker) T. Moore ex Houlston & T. Moore (Deparia moorii Hooker) | |
| Dictyoxiphium | Dictyoxiphium Hooker, Gen. Filic. t. 62. 1840. | TYPE: Dictyoxiphium panamense Hooker | |
| Dryomenis | Dryomenis Fee ex J. Smith, in Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald 229. 1854. | TYPE: Dryomenis menisciicarpon (J. Smith) T. Moore (Drynaria menisciicarpon J. Smith) | |
| Fadyenia | Fadyenia Hooker, Gen. Filic. t. 53(B). 1840. | TYPE: Fadyenia prolifera Hooker, nom. illegit. (Aspidium proliferum Hooker & Greville 1829, non R. Brown 1810; Aspidium hookeri Sweet; Fadyenia hookeri (Sweet) Maxon) | |
| Grammatosorus | Grammatosorus Regel, Gartenflora 15: 336. 1867. | TYPE: Grammatosorus blumeanus Regel | |
| Microbrochis | Microbrochis C. Presl, Epimel. Bot. 51. 1851 ("1849"); Abh. Koenigl. Boehm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5. 6: 411. 1851. | TYPE: Microbrochis apifolia (Schkuhr) C. Presl (Aspidium apifolium Schkuhr) | |
| Phlebiogonium | Phlebiogonium Fee, Mem. Foug. 5: 314, t. 24. 1852. | TYPE: Phlebiogonium impressum Fee | |
| Pleuroderris | Pleuroderris Maxon, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 24: 550. 1934. | TYPE: Pleuroderris michleriana (D. C. Eaton) Maxon (Lindsaea michleriana D. C. Eaton) | |
| Podopeltis | Podopeltis Fee, Mem. Foug. 5: 286. 1852. | TYPE: Podopeltis singaporiana (Wallich ex Hooker & Greville) Fee (Aspidium singaporianum Wallich ex Hooker & Greville) | |
| Polydictyum | Polydictyum C. Presl, Epimel. Bot. 52. 1851 ("1849"); Abh. Koenigl. Boehm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5. 6: 412. 1851. | TYPE: Polydictyum menyanthidis (C. Presl) C. Presl (Aspidium menyanthidis C. Presl) | |
| Pseudotectaria | Pseudotectaria Tardieu-Blot, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 15: 87, pl. 6. 1955. | TYPE: Pseudotectaria decaryana (C. Christensen) Tardieu-Blot (Aspidium decaryanum C. Christensen) | |
| Quercifilix | Quercifilix Copeland, Philipp. J. Sci. 37: 408. 1928. | TYPE: Quercifilix zeylanica (Houttuyn) Copeland (Ophioglossum zeylanicum Houttuyn) | |
| Sagenia | Sagenia C. Presl, Tent. Pterid. 86, t. 2(22-25). 1836. | TYPE: Sagenia lobata C. Presl (Polypodium lobatum Richard ex Willdenow 1810, non Hudson 1762) Lectotypified by Pfeiffer, Nomencl. Bot. 2: 1017. 1874. | |
| Trichiocarpa | Trichiocarpa (Hooker) J. Smith, Cat. Ferns Gard. Kew 7. 1856. | BASIONYM: Deparia Hooker & Greville, sect. Trichiocarpa Hooker, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 55. 1852. | TYPE: Trichiocarpa moorii (Hooker) J. Smith (Deparia moorii Hooker) = Cionidium T. Moore ex Houlston & T. Moore 1852. |