Pteris ensiformis, Burm. Lvs. of two sorts, the sterile with elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate segms. the lower pinnae 5-7-parted, the upper gradually simpler: sporophylls similar but taller and with longer and much narrower divisions. India to Polynesia; often confused with the preceding species, as both are more or less common in cult. Var. Victoriae (P. Victoriae, Hort.) is a garden variety with lvs. variegated with white. | Pteris ensiformis, Burm. Lvs. of two sorts, the sterile with elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate segms. the lower pinnae 5-7-parted, the upper gradually simpler: sporophylls similar but taller and with longer and much narrower divisions. India to Polynesia; often confused with the preceding species, as both are more or less common in cult. Var. Victoriae (P. Victoriae, Hort.) is a garden variety with lvs. variegated with white. |