Pteris longipinnula Wall.

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Pteridaceae > Pteridoideae > Pteris

Characteristics

Plants 0.5-1.2 m tall. Rhizome erect, short, 1-2 cm in diam., apex with black-brown scales. Fronds clustered; stipe brown, 30-70 cm, ca. 1 mm in diam., glabrous or with bristles, adaxially grooved; lamina 2-pinnatipartite, ovate, 30-60 × 20-25 cm; lateral pinnae 4 or 5 pairs, opposite, adjacent to each other, decumbent, basal pair shortly stalked, upper sessile, broadly lanceolate, 20-25 × ca. 5 cm, base narrower and shortly cuneate, deeply pectinately pinnatifid forming narrow wings, apex acuminate; terminal pinna similar but wider and with stalk 2-6 cm; segments 20-30 pairs, opposite or alternate, decumbent, sinuses acute, 2-3 mm apart, 20-40 × 5-8 mm, base slightly expanded, margin entire and with cartilaginous border, apex obtuse and with a sharp point; costae with short spines along groove; veins biconvex, oblique, forked at base; lamina pale green, firmly herbaceous when dried, glabrous.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Pteris longipinnula world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17214120-1
WFO ID wfo-0001123776
COL ID 78L4X
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Synonyms

Pteris longipinnula Pteris umbraculifera Pteris toppingii