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Ladder brake
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Ferns

Ladder brake

Pteris vittata L.

LC Least ConcernIntroduced by people

Names

EnglishLadder brake
DutchLaddervaren
SpanishHelecho chino
Chinese蜈蚣草
Scientific namePteris vittata L.

About this species

Pteris vittata, the Chinese brake, Chinese ladder brake, or simply ladder brake, is a fern species in the Pteridoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. In the Ghanaian Akan dialect, it is called "Ayan". It is indigenous to Asia, southern Europe, tropical Africa (West and South Africa), and Australia. The type specimen was collected in China by Pehr Osbeck.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassPolypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusPteris

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1961First record
2022Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo2
  • Paramaribo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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