Tectaria dissecta (G. Forst.) Lellinger (1968: 156)

Duan, Yi-Fan & Zhang, Li-Bing, 2015, Notes on the fern flora of Fiji: Synonymization of Ctenitis minima and Dryopteris waiwaiensis with Tectaria dissecta (Tectariaceae) and Deparia boryana (Athyriaceae), respectively, Phytotaxa 218 (2), pp. 197-199 : 197

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Tectaria dissecta (G. Forst.) Lellinger (1968: 156) View in CoL .

Basionym:— Polypodium dissectum Forster (1786: 81) .

Type:—Pacific Islands, G. Foster s.n. (holotype BM-001048435!, isotypes BM-001048415!, K-000636101!).

Heterotypic synonym: — Ctenitis minima Brownlie (1977: 303) . Type:— FIJI. Viti Levu Tailevu: Hills east of Wainimbuka River, in vicinity of Wailotua, 100–150 m, 27 April 1953, A. C. Smith 7240 (holotype US-00135265!, isotypes K-000636084!, MICH-1190186!).

Taxonomic notes: —The generic assignment of Ctenitis minima Brownlie has been unclear for a long time since its publication (NMNS 2008, Brownsey & Perrie 2011), although Holttum (1985) suggested that it might belong to Tectaria . Holttum (1985) did not transfer it to Tectaria , partly because there was an earlier homonym T. minima Underwood (1906: 199) . After examining the type material and additional specimens of related names, we found that C. minima is a heterotypic synonym of T. dissecta (G. Forst.) Lellinger. The latter is widely distributed in China (Taiwan), India, SE Asia to Polynesia, and Fiji ( Xing et al. 2013).

As noted by Holttum (1988), the type material of Polypodium dissectum Forster (1786: 81) is deposited at BM and K. Here the sheet BM-001048435 is recognized as the holotype, on which “441 Polypodium dissectum ” (“441” is the species number of this name in the protologue) and “G. Forster’s Herbarium” can be seen.

Additional specimens examined: –– COOK ISLANDS. Maungatea Mt., 9 June 1929, H. E. Parks & S. T. Parks 22230 ( NY). SAMOA. Ofu: on rocky cliff, slope back of Ofu village, 30 m, 25 November 1939, T. G Yuncker 9478 ( NY). Tau: Luma, 25 ft., 13 July 1938, W. Harris 347 ( NY). Tau: 700 ft., 27 July 1938, W. Harris 383 ( NY). Tau: on mist bank along Luma-Faleasa trail, 45–50 m, 30 September 1979, T. G. Yuncker 9137 ( NY). NIUE ISLAND. On rotten log in forest, 6 mile east of Alofi, 65 m, 20 January 1940, T. G. Yuncker 9765 ( BISH, NY).

References

Brownlie, G. (1977) The Pteridophyte Flora of Fiji. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 55: 1 - 397.

Brownsey, P. J. & Perrie, L. R. (2011) A revised checklist of Fijian ferns and lycophytes. Telopea 13 (3): 513 - 562.

Forster, J. G. A. (1786) Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus. J. C. Dietrich, Gottingen, 103 pp. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 10725

Holttum, R. E. (1985) Studies in the fern-genera allied to Tectaria Cav. IV. The genus Ctenitis in Asia, Malesia and the Western Pacific. Blumea 31: 1 - 38.

Holttum, R. E. (1988) Studies in the fern genera allied to Tectaria Cav. VII. Species of Tectaria sect. Sagenia (Presl) Holttum in Asia excluding Malesia. Kew Bulletion 43: 475 - 489. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2307 / 4118979

Lellinger, D. B. (1968) Notes on Ryukyu ferns. American Fern Journal 58: 155 - 158. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2307 / 1545950

Underwood, L. M. (1906) American ferns VI., species added to the flora of the United States from 1900 to 1905. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 33: 189 - 205. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2307 / 2478827

Xing, F. - W., Yan, Y. - H. & Christenhusz, M. J. M. (2013) Tectaria. In: Wu, Z. - Y., Raven, P. H. & Hong, D. - Y. (Eds.) Flora of China, vol. 2 - 3. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, pp. 733 - 746.

Abbreviations

G	Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève
A	Harvard University - Arnold Arboretum
C	University of Copenhagen
H	University of Helsinki
E	Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
S	Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History
T	Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics
NY	William and Lynda Steere Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden
W	Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
BISH	Bishop Museum, Botany Division