Pteris quadriaurita

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Pteris quadriaurita in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pteris quadriaurita, Retz. Lvs. up to 2-3 ft. long, on strong, pale stalks, with a terminal pinna cut down to the rachis into numerous linear-oblong lobes, and below this several similar pinnae on each side, the lowest of which are usually again compound with similar but smaller ones branching from the lower side at base. All tropical regions. Var. argyraea, Hort. (P. argyraea, Moore) is a form with a white band down the centers of the pinnae. Var. tricolor, Hort. (P. tricolor, Lind.), is similar but has a tinge of red in addition. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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