Described: L..
States with an open record: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar, Telangana.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 2B Himalaya: West, 4A Semi-Arid: Punjab Plains, 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6B Deccan Peninsula: Chhota Nagpur, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 8A Coasts: West Coast, 8B Coasts: East Coast, 9A North-East: Bramhaputra Valley, 9B North-East: North-East Hills.
Family: Pteridaceae; order: Polypodiales.

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yellidespecies of India

Pteris vittata

Ladder brake

Ladder brake (Pteris vittata), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2013, increasing). Open records in 30 states. Listed by BSI, WCVP, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Plants: ferns & lycophytes.

Ferns and lycophytes of Jammu and Kashmir · Ferns and lycophytes of Himachal Pradesh · Ferns and lycophytes of Punjab · Ferns and lycophytes of Chandigarh · Ferns and lycophytes of Uttarakhand · Ferns and lycophytes of Delhi · Ferns and lycophytes of Rajasthan · Ferns and lycophytes of Uttar Pradesh · Ferns and lycophytes of Bihar · Ferns and lycophytes of Sikkim · Ferns and lycophytes of Arunachal Pradesh · Ferns and lycophytes of Mizoram · Ferns and lycophytes of Tripura · Ferns and lycophytes of Meghalaya · Ferns and lycophytes of Assam · Ferns and lycophytes of West Bengal · Ferns and lycophytes of Jharkhand · Ferns and lycophytes of Odisha · Ferns and lycophytes of Chhattisgarh · Ferns and lycophytes of Madhya Pradesh · Ferns and lycophytes of Gujarat · Ferns and lycophytes of Maharashtra · Ferns and lycophytes of Andhra Pradesh · Ferns and lycophytes of Karnataka · Ferns and lycophytes of Goa · Ferns and lycophytes of Kerala · Ferns and lycophytes of Tamil Nadu · Ferns and lycophytes of Puducherry · Ferns and lycophytes of Andaman and Nicobar · Ferns and lycophytes of Telangana

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