Pteris altissima Poir.

Tall brake (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Pteridaceae > Pteridoideae > Pteris

Characteristics

A perennial herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Pteris altissima world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, El Salvador, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17210470-1
WFO ID wfo-0001109284
COL ID 6WLHJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 716171
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pteris grandis Litobrochia intermedia Litobrochia karsteniana Litobrochia macroptera Pteris intermedia Litobrochia schiedeana Litobrochia altissima Litobrochia kunzeana Litobrochia grandis Pteris macroptera Pteris elata Pteris protea Pteris schiedeana Litobrochia elata Pteris sterilis Litobrochia arborescens Pteris kunzeana Pteris altissima Pteris altissima var. karsteniana Pteris deflexa var. lata