Pteris deltodon Baker

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Pteridaceae > Pteridoideae > Pteris

Characteristics

Plants 15-25 cm tall. Rhizome erect, short, ca. 1 cm in diam., apex with black-brown scales. Fronds clustered, submonomorphic; stipe brown at base, upper part straw-colored, slightly lustrous, 10-20 cm × 1-2 mm; sterile lamina similar to fertile lamina in shape but shorter and wider, terminal pinnae oblong-lanceolate, lateral pinnae ovate, margins serrate except at base; fertile lamina pinnate, ovate to triangular-ovate, 10-20 × 4-7 cm; pinnae 3-5; terminal pinna broadly lanceolate, 5-8 × 1.2-2 cm wide, sessile or shortly stalked, base broadly cuneate, sterile margins triangular-serrate toward apex, remainder entire, apex acuminate; lateral pinnae smaller, opposite, decumbent, falcate, sessile, base obtuse and oblique, apex mucronate. Lamina light brown, papery when dried, glabrous on both surfaces; costae straw-colored, abaxially convex; veins conspicuous, simple or forked. n = 53, 2n = 106.
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.25
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

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Distribution

Pteris deltodon world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17212090-1
WFO ID wfo-0001116597
COL ID 6WKQG
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Synonyms

Pteris sanduensis Pteris nana Pteris trifoliata Pteris deltodon

Lower taxons

Pteris deltodon var. monstrosa