Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Thelypteris sancta (L.)Ching
CARIBBEAN MAIDEN FERN
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Recent taxonomies place this species in the genus Amauropelta (Alvarez-Fuentes 2010; Almeida et al. 2016; PPG 2016).
Native
FAC (NWPL)
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Classification
Citation
THELYPTERIS SANCTA (Linnaeus) Ching, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 10: 254. 1941.
Acrostichum sanctum Linnaeus 1759.
JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: t. 49(2). 1707). Lectotypified by Proctor, in R. A. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Pterid. 277. 1977.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Specimens and Distribution
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