Pteris ensiformis

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Pteris ensiformis
Pteris ensiformis

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pteris
Species:
P. ensiformis
Binomial name
Pteris ensiformis
Burm. f, 1768
Varieties[1]
  • var. ensiformis
  • var. furcans Ching 1983
  • var. grevilleana Clarke ex Bedd. 1883
  • var. merrillii (C. Chr. ex Ching) S.H. Wu 1990
  • var. victoriae Baker 1890

Pteris ensiformis, the slender brake,[2] silver lace fern, sword brake fern, or slender brake fern, is a plant species of the genus Pteris in the family Pteridaceae.[3] It is found in Asia and the Pacific.

Uses

Beverages

It is the most common ingredient of traditional herbal drinks in Taiwan containing different phenolic compounds :

5-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid and 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid.[4]

This plant is resistant to arsenic-induced oxidative stress.[5]

Benzoyl-beta-D-glucoside, as well as pterosin sesquiterpenes can be found in P. ensiformis.[6]

Cultivation

Pteris ensiformis is cultivated as an

house plant
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Cultivars
  • Pteris ensiformis 'Victoriae', the Victoria fern
  • Pteris ensiformis 'Evergemiensis'

See also

  • List of plants with edible leaves

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pteris ensiformis.
  1. ^ Tropicos, 2012 Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 26 Feb 2012
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pteris ensiformis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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  4. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.03.055
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  5. doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2005.08.013
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  6. PMID 18305416
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