Scientific or common name:

Pteris grandifolia L.

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PTERIDACEAE - Maidenhair Fern family Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Pteris grandifolia L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 2: 1073. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Elephantleaf brake
Spanish name: helecho gigante

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: -
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pteris
Species:

1) Pteris altissima Poir. 2) Pteris arborea L. 3) Pteris bahamensis (J. Agardh) Fée 4) Pteris biaurita L. 5) Pteris crassipes J. Agardh 6) Pteris cretica L. 7) Pteris cretica L. var. albolineata Hook. 8) Pteris cretica L. var. cretica 9) Pteris deflexa Link 10) Pteris denticulata Sw. 11) Pteris ensiformis Burm. f. 12) Pteris ensiformis Burm. f. var. victoriae Baker 13) Pteris excelsa Gaudich. 14) Pteris grandifolia L. 15) Pteris irregularis Kaulf. 16) Pteris longifolia L. 17) Pteris longifolia L. var. bahamensis (J. Agardh) Hieron. 18) Pteris lydgatei (Baker) Christ 19) Pteris multifida Poir. 20) Pteris mutilata L. 21) Pteris plumula Desv. 22) Pteris pungens Willd. 23) Pteris quadriaurita auct. non Retz. 24) Pteris serrulata auct. non L. f. 25) Pteris spinescens C. Presl 26) Pteris tremula R. Br. 27) Pteris tripartita Sw. 28) Pteris vittata L. 29) Pteris x delchampsii W.H. Wagner & C.E. Nauman 30) Pteris x hillebrandii Copeland

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (Florida), USA+ (Puerto Rico)


Map for Pteris grandifolia L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Filicopsida 2) Polypodiopsida

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Families
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1) Anemiaceae (Flowering Fern family) 2) Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort family) 3) Blechnaceae (Chain Fern family) 4) Cyatheaceae (Tree Fern family) 5) Davalliaceae (Hanging Fern family) 6) Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Fern family) 7) Dicksoniaceae (Tree Fern family) 8) Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family) 9) Gleicheniaceae (Forking Fern family) 10) Grammitidaceae (Kihi Fern family) 11) Hymenophyllaceae (Filmy Fern family) 12) Lophosoriaceae (Diamond-leaf Fern family) 13) Lygodiaceae (Climbing Fern family) 14) Marattiaceae (Vessel Fern family) 15) Marsileaceae (Water-clover family) 16) Ophioglossaceae 17) Osmundaceae (Royal Fern family) 18) Parkeriaceae (Water Fern family) 19) Polypodiaceae (Polypody family) 20) Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family) 21) Salviniaceae (Floating Fern family) 22) Schizaeaceae (Curly-grass family) 23) Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern family) 24) Vittariaceae (Shoestring Fern family)

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Genera (Pteridaceae)
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1) Acrostichum (leatherfern) 2) Adiantopsis (lipfern) 3) Adiantum (maidenhair fern) 4) Aleuritopteris (cloak fern) 5) Anopteris 6) Argyrochosma (false cloak fern) 7) Aspidotis (lacefern) 8) Astrolepis (cloakfern) 9) Bommeria (bommeria fern) 10) Cheilanthes (lipfern) 11) Coniogramme 12) Cryptogramma (rockbrake) 13) Doryopteris 14) Eriosorus 15) Gymnopteris (bommeria fern) 16) Hemionitis 17) Notholaena (cloak fern) 18) Onychium (anopteris) 19) Pellaea (cliffbrake) 20) Pentagramma (goldback fern) 21) Pityrogramma (goldback fern) 22) Psilogramme (eriosorus) 23) Pteris (brake fern) 24) Schizostege (brake fern) 25) Trismeria (goldback fern)

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Common names (Pteris)
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1) (no name) 2) Asian brake (Pteris mutilata) 3) Australian brake (Pteris tremula) 4) Bahama brake (Pteris bahamensis) 5) Cretan brake (Pteris cretica) 6) Elephantleaf brake (Pteris grandifolia) 7) Giant brake (Pteris tripartita) 8) Ladder brake (Pteris vittata) 9) Lidgate's brake (Pteris lydgatei) 10) Longleaf brake (Pteris longifolia) 11) Sharp brake (Pteris pungens) 12) Slender brake (Pteris ensiformis) 13) Spider brake (Pteris multifida) 14) Striped brake (Pteris plumula) 15) Tall brake (Pteris altissima) 16) Thickleaf brake (Pteris deflexa) 17) Thinleaf brake (Pteris biaurita) 18) Toothed brake (Pteris denticulata) 19) Tree brake (Pteris arborea) 20) Waimakanui (Pteris excelsa) 21) Zigzag brake (Pteris irregularis)

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More species:
1) Pteris multifida Poir. [1739]
2) Pteris quadriaurita auct. non Retz. [426]
3) Pteris serrulata auct. non L. f. [433]
4) Pterocarpus indicus Willd. [4332]
5) Pteryxia anisata (A. Gray) Mathias & Constance [374]
6) Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi [396]
7) Pycreus polystachyos (Rottb.) P. Beauv. ssp. holosericeus (Link) T. Koyama [179]
8) Pyrola minor L. [2965]
9) Pyrus cydonia L. [466]
10) Quercus falcata Michx. var. leucophylla (Ashe) Palmer & Steyerm. [276]

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