Taxon:  Pteris cretica L.



Summary
Genus:
Pteris
Family:
Pteridaceae
Nomen number:
311394
Place of publication:
Mant. pl. 1:130.  1767
Verified:
04/21/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Pteris cretica L. var. albolineata Hook. (0 active accession[s])
Pteris cretica L. var. cretica (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  4. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  5. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  7. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  8. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  9. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:134.
  10. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  11. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  12. Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
  13. Lellinger, D. B. 1989. The ferns and fern-allies of Costa Rica, Panama, and the Chocó (Part 1: Psilotaceae through Dicksoniaceae). Pteridologia 2A:176.
  14. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
  15. Martínez, O. G. 2011. Morphology and distribution of the complex Pteris cretica L. (Pteridaceae) for the American continent. Candollea 66:159-180.
  16. Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
  17. Proctor, G. R. 1985. Ferns of Jamaica. A guide to the pteridophytes British Museum (Natural History), London, United Kingdom.
  18. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  19. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  20. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishCretan brake  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:134.
Englishribbon fern  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Swedishkantbräken  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini   
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho   
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion   
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen   
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n. 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia   
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapass.Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
2Cultivated    widely cult. 
4Naturalized    widely natzd. 
6Other    exact native range obscure 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.)
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Reunion
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.)
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina, Thailand
  • MALESIA: Indonesia
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Switzerland
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica)
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas (s.)]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized (widely natzd.)
Other (exact native range obscure)

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  4. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  5. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  6. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Environmentalornamental Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311394. Accessed 11 May 2026.