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Ladder Brake

ඉණිමං පර්ණාංගය ஏணிப் பெரணி

Pteris vittata

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Ladder Brake
Franz Xaver · CC BY-SA 3.0

Overview

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, and Australia. The type specimen was collected in China by Pehr Osbeck.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Pteris vittata — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): பெரணி — CC BY-SA 4.0