Pteris aspericaulis "Tricolor"

Pteris aspericaulis "Tricolor"

Pteris aspericaulis var. tricolor (Linden) T. Moore ex E. J. Lowe, Nat. Hist. Ferns. 19. 1862.

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Pteris tricolor Linden, Gard. Chron. 1860: 123, 217. 1860.

Plants 0.3-0.5 m tall. Pinnae white or rosy, with pink costa with wide whitish or rose-colored bands along both sides, margins green.

SE Yunnan (Yingjiang) [Bhutan, India (Sikkim)].

Pteris aspericaulis var. tricolor is a beautiful ornamental plant.

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242341960

Pteris aspericaulis

This is a common fern averaging about 50cm long. The stalk is thin, claret coloured, slightly hairy at the base but mostly smooth up 

The long pinna at the apex (though not exclusive to this fern) is conspicuous. In this sample it was about 9 cm long.

The bottom pinnae (usually the bottom two pairs) have extra wings branching out. Pinnules are simple and have no teeth on the edges.

Sori are brown, long and aligned to the edges

The young ferns are light green and can have pink edges.

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