Pteris pseudopellucida Ching

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Pteridaceae > Pteridoideae > Pteris

Characteristics

Plants 30-40 cm tall. Rhizome erect, short, ca. 1.5 cm in diam., scaly at growing tips. Fronds dimorphic, simple or 2-or 3-forked; stipe straw-colored to light brown, slightly lustrous, 15-20 cm × ca. 2 mm, glabrous. Sterile fronds: lamina (or pinnae) lanceolate, ca. 20 × 2.5-3 cm, base broadly cuneate or subobtuse, margin subcartilaginous, undulate, serrate upward, apically shortly serrulate, apex acuminate. Fertile fronds (or pinnae) linear-lanceolate, ca. 20 × 1-2 cm, entire, apex sterile, slightly serrulate. Lamina pale green, papery when dried, glabrous; midvein straw-colored, convex abaxially; veins simple or 2-forked.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Pteris pseudopellucida world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17415700-1
WFO ID wfo-0001272745
COL ID 6WL7F
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Synonyms

Pteris subsimplex Pteris pseudopellucida