Pteris_vittata_2-06082024 © OBG
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Pteris_vittata_4-06082024 © OBG
Pteris_vittata-06082024 © OBG
A tall perennial fern that forms small clumps ; up to 1 m in height , with leathery divided fronds and stout stems , and usually short stipe , straw-colored , with pale brown scales below . Fronds tufted , leathery , dark green , divided into 10 to 40 pairs of leaflets ; lamina narrowly elliptic to elliptic-oblong , 1-pinnate , glabrous . Spore cases (sori) borne on the margin of the lower leaf surface . (Ref . Miller & Cope ; 1996) .
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Pycnodoria vittata (L.) Small
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Ladder brake
Chinese brake
Chinese ladder brake
Chinese Brake Fern
Brake Fern
Chinese Ladder Fern
As a treatment for headache. Also to stop the nosebleed and the bleeding from fresh wound. The vernacular name 'ginah al ghurab' literally means "the crow wing"; refers to the shape of the fronds. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
*Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman: with a complete checklist of vascular plant species. Sultan Qaboos University – Academic Publication and Outreach Department. P.O Pox (17) Postal Code (123), Muscat, Al khoudh, Sultanate of Oman. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
