Ferns of Barbados

Pteridaceae

 Pteris vittata L.
Sp. Pl. 2:1074. 1753.
Synonyms of this taxon attributed to Barbados none
General Distribution SE U.S.A., Central America, Peru, Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Barbados, Trinidad, Paleotropics (Asia & Africa), Australia, Hawaii
Flora of the Lesser Antilles Antigua, St.Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Dominica, Martinique, St.Lucia, Grenada, Barbados
Ferns of Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands Puerto Rico, St.Croix, St.Thomas, St.John, Tortola, Guana
Flora Mesomericana Honduras, El Salvador, Panama


Illustrated description from Native Plants of South Florida

Check description in title2.gif (1380 bytes) Flora Mesoamericana

Pteris vittata in Hawaii

Pteris vittata - Arsenic hyperaccumulator

A fern that hyperaccumulates arsenic (Nature)

 

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