Pteris dentata
Toothed Brake
Also known as: Pteris arguta f. major Mett. +12 more
- Pteris arguta f. major Mett.
- Pteris arguta f. minor Mett.
- Pteris arguta var. flabellata (Thunb.) Mett.
- Pteris arguta var. flabellata (Thunb.) Mett. ex Kuhn
- Pteris arguta var. minor Mett. ex Kuhn
- Pteris ascensionensis Sw.
- Pteris cordemoyi C.Chr.
- Pteris dentata subsp. flabellata (Thunb.) Runemark
- Pteris dentata var. oligodictya (Baker) Tardieu
- Pteris flabellata var. ascensionis (Sw.) Hook.
- Pteris flaccida Fée
- Pteris oligodictyon Baker
- Pteris straminea Cordem.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pteridaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Pteris dentata (commonly known as Toothed Brake) is a fern belonging to the Pteridaceae family. Indigenous to Africa and Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Pteris is notably large, comprising more than 350 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Middle Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Iran, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, St.Helena, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe