Pteris scabripes
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Assam, Tamil Nadu
How to identify Pteris scabripes
Identify Pteris scabripes by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb-terrestrial habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Rough-textured stalks.
- Confirm leaf type: Once-divided (pinnate).
- Confirm leaf surface: Plain green underside.
- In India, compare location records such as Meghalaya, Assam, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Pteridaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pteris scabripes.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pteris scabripes
- Genus
- Pteris
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Habitat
- On rocks near stream at 1303 m
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Assam, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Once-divided (pinnate)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Plain green undersiderecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pteris scabripes itself; the rest are typical of the Pteridaceae family.
About Pteris scabripes
Pteris scabripes is a ground herb in the Pteridaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Assam and Tamil Nadu. It grows in on rocks near stream at 1303 m.
Pteridaceae
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Pteris scabripes belongs to the Pteridaceae family.
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