Ptisana oreades

Ptisana oreades
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Marattiales
Family: Marattiaceae
Genus: Ptisana
Species:
P. oreades
Binomial name
Ptisana oreades
(Domin) Murdock[2][3]
Synonyms[3]
  • Marattia oreades Domin

Ptisana oreades is a species of terrestrial fern in the family Marattiaceae. It is native to northeast Queensland, Australia, where it grows in rainforested areas close to water courses, from the McIlwraith Range on Cape York Peninsula south along the east coast to about the Eungella National Park west of Mackay.[4]

Conservation

This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of August 2025, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Leaflet with synangia

References

  1. ^ a b "Ptisana oreades". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Ptisana oreades". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b Hassler, Michael. "World Plants: Ferns and Lycophytes list". World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  4. ^ A.R.Field; C.J.Quinn; F.A.Zich (2020). "Ptisana oreades". Australian Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes. Australian Tropical Herbarium, Cairns; Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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