*Pteris cretica ssp. cretica . Subgenus: Campteria. Section: Creticae. Common name: Cretan Brake, Table Fern. Habitat: Limey rocks and soils. Distribution: Paleotropical, the original range unclear.
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Taxonomy Comments: Another subspecies, ssp. laeta (Wall. ex Ettingsh.) Fraser-Jenkins, native of tropical Asia, is not known to be introduced in our area. See P. parkeri for the allotriploid taxon often treated as P. vittata var. albolineata.
Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO; = n/a — C, Tat; < Pteris cretica L. — Fl1, Meso1, S13; > Pteris cretica L. var. cretica — FNA2, FoC, K4, NS; < Pycnodoria cretica (L.) Small — Fl1, Sf, WH3. Basionym: Pteris cretica L. 1767
Links to other floras: > Pteris cretica var. cretica - FNA2
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Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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