Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
PTERIS vittataL. [family ], (1753). Fig. 7.
Information
Leaf-blade elliptic-oblong in outline, up to 115 x 40 cm, simply pinnate, tapering towards the base; pinnae linear, to 10 cm or more long, glabrous, the lower stalked and the upper sessile; veins free; petiole to 12 cm long, pale brown, scaly.
Range
N1–3 widespread in the warmer regions of the Old World.
