Overview
Distribution
Burma (Asia)
Cambodia (Asia)
India (Asia)
Japan (Asia)
Laos (Asia)
Sri Lanka (Asia)
United States (North America)
Vietnam (Asia)
China (Asia)
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Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1103
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Lellinger, D. B. 1985. A Field Manual of the Ferns and Fern Allies of the United States and Canada. 389 pp.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1316
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Flora of China Editorial Committee. 1988-2013. Fl. China Unpaginated. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/42480
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National Distribution
United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Ecology
Habitat
Comments: Shaded non-calcareous banks, and wooded hillsides (Proctor, 1985).
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Pteris ensiformis
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
Reasons: Native of tropical Asia, Ceyon, Indonesia, northern Australia, etc. Naturalized to Jamaica and Florida.
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Pteris ensiformis
Pteris ensiformis, the silver lace fern, sword brake fern, or slender brake fern, is a plant species in the genus Pteridoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.[2] It is found in tropical Africa, tropical Asia and the Pacific.
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Uses
Beverages
It is the most common ingredient of traditional herbal drinks in Taiwan containing different phenolic compounds : kaempferol 3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside-7-O-[α-d-apiofuranosyl-(1-2)-β-d-glucopyranoside], 7-O-caffeoylhydroxymaltol 3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, hispidin 4-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, kaempferol 3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside-7-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, caffeic acid, 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid and 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid.[3]
This plant is resistant to arsenic-induced oxidative stress.[4]
Benzoyl-beta-D-glucoside, as well as pterosin sesquiterpenes can be found in P. ensiformis.[5]
Cultivation
Pteris ensiformis is cultivated as an ornamental plant for tropical and subtropical climate gardens, and as a house plant.
- Cultivars
- Pteris ensiformis 'Victoriae', the Victoria fern
- Pteris ensiformis 'Evergemiensis'
See also
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References
- ^ Tropicos, 2012 Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 26 Feb 2012
- ^ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns". Phytotaxa 19: 7–54. ISSN 1179-3163. http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00019p054.pdf.
- ^ Identification of phenolic antioxidants from Sword Brake fern (Pteris ensiformis Burm.). Y.H. Chen, F.R. Chang, Y.J. Lin, L. Wang, J.F. Chen, Y.C. Wu and M.J. Wu, Food Chemistry (January 2007), 105 (1), pp. 48-56, doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.03.055
- ^ Metabolic adaptations to arsenic-induced oxidative stress in Pteris vittata L and Pteris ensiformis L. Nandita Singh, Lena Q. Mab, Mrittunjai Srivastava and Bala Rathinasabapathi, Plant Science Volume 170, Issue 2, February 2006, pp. 274-282, doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2005.08.013
- ^ New Benzoyl Glucosides and Cytotoxic Pterosin Sesquiterpenes from Pteris ensiformis Burm. Yung-Husan Chen, Fang-Rong Chang, Mei-Chin Lu, Pei-Wen Hsieh, Ming-Jiuan Wu, Ying-Chi Du and Yang-Chang Wu, Molecules 2008, 13, pp. 255-266, PubMed, doi:10.3390/molecules13020255
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