Pteris barklyae (Baker) Li Bing Zhang, X.F.Gao & Liang Zhang

Zhang, Liang, Zhou, Xin-Mao, Gao, Xin-Fen & Zhang, Li-Bing, 2014, Pteris barklyae (Pteridaceae): A new combination and neotypication of Adiantum pallens for the fern flora of the Indian Ocean Islands, Phytotaxa 174 (2), pp. 116-118 : 116

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.174.2.7
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5152325
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Pteris barklyae (Baker) Li Bing Zhang, X.F.Gao & Liang Zhang
status	comb. nov.

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Pteris barklyae (Baker) Li Bing Zhang, X.F.Gao & Liang Zhang View in CoL , comb. nov.

Basionym: Pellaea barklyae Baker View in CoL in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker (1867: 151).

Type :—THE SEYCHELLES. Without location, 1864, Lady A. Maria Barkly s.n. ( holotype, K-000435410!) .

Homotypic synonym:— Afropteris barklyae (Baker) Alston (1956: 6) .

Distribution: The Seychelles.

N otes: — Afropteris consists of A. repens (C. Christensen) Alston (1956: 5) of tropical West Africa and A. barklyae (Baker) Alston (1956: 6) endemic to the Seychelles. The former was originally placed in Pteris , i.e., P. repens C. Christensen (1906: 606) . The latter is the only one that needs to be transferred to Pteris . It should be noted that the Barkly specimen was collected in 1864, not 1804 as sometime believed.

Additional specimen examined: ––THE SEYCHELLES. Praslin Island : Vallée de May, along trail through coco-de-mer forest, on laterite soil, 4°20′S, 55°44′E, 2010, M. C. Mamamik 5896 (MO-2270986) GoogleMaps .