Pteris deflexa PTERIDACEAE
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Unique feature
Sample information
| Sample ID | 407-2-1-17 |
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| Species | deflexa |
| Genus | Pteris |
| Family | PTERIDACEAE |
| Common name | Thickleaf brake |
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Morphology
| Pollen / Spore | spore |
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| Morphologic type | trichotomosulcate , trilete |
| Surface pattern | reticulate |
| Equatorial size | mean 50 |
| Polar size | mean 50 |
| Equatorial shape | triangular |
Ecology and Geography
| Plant type | fern |
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| Floristic region(s) | India (tropical) , West Pacific , East Pacific Islands , China (tropical) , New Zealand and Islands (south) , Other outside Australasia , Maritime Southeast Asia , Australia (tropical) |
| Vegetation communities | open woodland and/or savannah |
| Habitat notes | P. deflexa found primarily in South America in the Andes Mountains and Brazil. Tropical and sub-tropical environments that grow in dry habitats and on cliff faces. Pteris spp has more than 250 species found in Tropical America, Asia,India, China, Japa, West Indies, Southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Noted in the fossil record of the KAO3 core of Rano Kao, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Gossen, 2010) |
Collection
| Collector | Leon and Young |
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| Collection site | Dept. San Martin |
| Collection country | Peru |
| Collection date | 1980-01-01 |
| Collection notes | Processed at the Pollen Laboratory, University of Minnesota, USA from the collecton of Ed Cushing, slide ref. B2954. |
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