Mazhar Botanic Garden

Pteris vittata L.

Ladder brake

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pteris
Species: vittata
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000441
Common name: Ladder brake
English name: Chinese brake
Native: Tropical Africa, Asia, Australia
Country: Africa Asia Australia
(PGR): Rare

Fern that grows terrestrially or on the surfaces of rocks produces short-creeping rhizomes covered in narrow brown scales leaves compound 20 cm Hight, leaflets oblong-lance shaped with a terminal leaflet at the tip

It is grown in gardens for its attractive appearance, or used in pollution control schemes: it is known to be a hyperaccumulator plant of arsenic used in phytoremediation.

Ptewris diversifolia Sw

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Texture: Calcareous Rocky 
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Humidity
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Division
Flowering time:
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 6.0-8.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Ferns
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Other
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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