✿Pteridaceae · Pteris
Chinese Brake
Pteris vittata
Herb-TerrestrialMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pteris vittata
- Genus
- Pteris
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Native to
- India, China
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Pteridaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Bengali
- টেরিস ভিট্টাটা
- Tamil
- பெரணி
- Malayalam
- പെറ്ററിസ് വിറ്റാറ്റ
About Chinese Brake
Chinese Brake (Pteris vittata) is a herb-terrestrial belonging to the Pteridaceae family (MAIDENHAIR FERN FAMILY). It is native to India, China. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Pteridaceae
Maidenhair Fern Family
Chinese Brake belongs to the Pteridaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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