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Taxon:
Pteris vittata
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Pteris
Family:
Pteridaceae
Nomen number:
401988
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1074. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
04/21/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds.
1937-. Conspectus florae angolensis.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America. 2:133.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al.
1985, 1987. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa
Note:
v. 51. 1985; v. 56. 1987
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
León, B. et al.
2012. Los helechos ornamentales en el Perú (The ornamental ferns of Peru)
Note:
Ministerio de Agricultura, Lima. Peru, and Museo de Historia Natural U.N.M.S.M.
Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith.
2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
Mickel, J. T.
1994. Ferns for American gardens Macmillan Publishing Company.
Nayar, B. K. & K. K. Geevarghese.
1993. Fern flora of Malabar.
Proctor, G. R.
1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:1-389.
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze.
1989. Part II. (13. Pteridaceae - 15. Dennstaedtiaceae). Pteridophyta of Peru. Fieldiana, Botany new ser. 22:81.
Tu, C. et al.
2002. Arsenic accumulation in the hyperaccumulator Chinese brake and its utilization potential for phytoremediation. J. Environm. Qual. 31:1671-1675.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Common names
English
Chinese brake –
Reference(s)
Chinese ladder brake –
Reference(s)
ladder brake –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
incl. Pemba, Zanzibar
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Yemen
Socotra
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Cape Province
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Free State
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Comoros
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Anhui Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Gansu Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guizhou Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hubei Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Jiangxi Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Sichuan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Xizang Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Honshu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Kyushu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Ryukyu Islands
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Shikoku
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Jordan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Victoria
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Western Australia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
incl. Crete
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Northern Mariana Islands
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
British Indian Ocean Terr
Diego Garcia
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Hungary
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Mexico
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
District of Columbia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Micronesia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Palau
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Guam
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Virgin Islands (British)
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
,
Spain
[Canary Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Libya
,
Morocco
,
Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Yemen
[Socotra]
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
(incl. Pemba, Zanzibar),
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ghana
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Lesotho
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Comoros
,
Madagascar
,
Mauritius
,
Reunion
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus
,
Israel
,
Jordan
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
,
Turkey
CHINA:
China
[Anhui Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
[Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku],
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA:
Thailand
MALESIA:
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia]
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece
(incl. Crete),
Italy
(incl. Sicily)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
Pacific
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
United States
[Northern Mariana Islands]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
British Indian Ocean Terr
[Diego Garcia]
Europe
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Hungary
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
France
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, District of Columbia]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[California]
REGION:
Mexico
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia
,
Palau
,
United States
[Guam]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Barbados
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
Trinidad and Tobago
[Trinidad],
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
Virgin Islands (British)
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmental
pollution control
for arsenic accumulation
Tu, C. et al.
2002. Arsenic accumulation in the hyperaccumulator Chinese brake and its utilization potential for phytoremediation. J. Environm. Qual. 31:1671-1675.
Name
References