Non-native plants of the British Indian Ocean Territory
This is a guide to the non-native plant species of the British Indian Ocean Territory that are found outside of ornamental plantings.
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ladder fern
Pteris vittata, commonly known variously as the Chinese brake, Chinese ladder brake, or simply ladder brake, is a fern species in the Pteridoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. It is indigenous to Asia, southern Europe, tropical Africa and Australia. The type specimen was collected in China by Pehr Osbeck.
Rough Sword Fern
The native range of this species is Indo-China to Pacific. It is a Epiphyte and grows primarly in the Wet Tropical biome(s).
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