About Chinese Brake
Pteris vittata, the Chinese brake, Chinese ladder brake, or simply ladder brake, is a fern species in the Pteridoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. It is indigenous to Asia, southern Europe, tropical Africa, and Australia. The type specimen was collected in China by Pehr Osbeck.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pteris vittata
- Genus
- Pteris
- Family
- PTERIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Native to
- India, China
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- টেরিস ভিট্টাটা
- Tamil
- பெரணி
- Malayalam
- പെറ്ററിസ് വിറ്റാറ്റ
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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