Pteris major
Brake, Brake Fern
Other regional names: Ribbon Ferns
- Ribbon Ferns
Also known as: Afropteris Alston +19 more
- Afropteris Alston
- Anopteris Prantl ex Diels
- Aropteris Alston
- Campteria C.Presl
- Campteria K.B.Presl, 1836
- Copelandiopteris B.C.Stone
- Hemipteris Rosenst.
- Heterophlebium Fée
- Idiopteris T.G.Walker
- Lathyropteris Christ
- Lemapteris Raf.
- Litobrochia C.Presl
- Litobrochia K.B.Presl, 1836
- Monogonia C.Presl
- Monogonia K.B.Presl, 1836
- Neurocallis Fée
- Ochropteris J.Sm.
- Peripteris Raf.
- Phyllitis Raf.
- Platyzoma R.Br.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pteridaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Pteris major (commonly known as Brake or Brake Fern) is a fern belonging to the Pteridaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya