tall brake
Pteris altissima Poir.
Pteris altissima Poir. is a species in the genus Pteris of the family Pteridaceae. It is commonly known as tall brake in English and belongs to the fern family Pteridaceae, which is part of the division of ferns and fern allies.
Other common names
tall brake
Distribution
BR · Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas | Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta · El Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá · Amazonas, Antioquia, Caldas, Caquetá, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Nariño, Putumayo, Risaralda, Tolima, Valle · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Mexico Central · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Southeast · Mexico Southwest · Nicaragua · Panamá
Synonyms
Litobrochia intermediaLitobrochia karstenianaLitobrochia macropteraLitobrochia schiedeanaPteris grandisPteris intermediaPteris elataPteris kunzeanaLitobrochia altissimaLitobrochia kunzeanaPteris proteaPteris kunzeana var. politaLitobrochia grandisPteris macropteraPteris schiedeanaLitobrochia elataPteris lataPteris sterilisLitobrochia arborescensPteris altissima var. karstenianaPteris deflexa var. lataPteris elata var. karstenianaPteris palustrisPteris podophylla
