Ananthacorus is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Vittarioideae of the family Pteridaceae with a single species Ananthacorus angustifolius.[1][2] Its native distribution ranges from Mexico through Central America to northern South America. It has been introduced into parts of Malesia.[3]

Ananthacorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Vittarioideae
Genus: Ananthacorus
Underw. & Maxon[1]
Type species
Ananthacorus angustifolius
(Swartz 1788) Underwood & Maxon 1908
Synonyms
  • Pteris angustifolia Swartz 1788
  • Pteropsis angustifolia (Swartz 1788) Desvaux 1827
  • Taenitis angustifolia (Swartz 1788) Sprengel 1827
  • Vittaria angustifolia (Swartz 1788) Baker 1870
  • Oetosis angustifolia (Swartz) Kuntze 1891
  • Vittaria costata Kunze 1834
  • Vittaria onusta Trevis. 1851

References edit

  1. ^ a b PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610
  2. ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Ananthacorus angustifolius", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, archived from the original on 2017-09-02, retrieved 2019-12-30
  3. ^ "Ananthacorus angustifolius (Sw.) Underw. & Maxon", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-30