Pteris ensiformis

Pteris ensiformis
Pteris ensiformis
Conservation status

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pteris
Species: P. ensiformis
Binomial name
Pteris ensiformis
Burm. f, 1768
Varieties
  • var. ensiformis
  • var. furcans Ching 1983
  • var. grevilleana Clarke ex Bedd. 1883
  • var. merrillii (C. Chr. ex Ching) S.H. Wu 1990
  • var. victoriae Baker 1890[1]

Pteris ensiformis, the silver lace fern, sword brake fern, or slender brake fern, is a plant species in the genus Pteridoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.[2] It is found in Asia and the Pacific.

Uses

Beverages

It is the most common ingredient of traditional herbal drinks in Taiwan containing different phenolic compounds : kaempferol 3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside-7-O-[α-d-apiofuranosyl-(1-2)-β-d-glucopyranoside], 7-O-caffeoylhydroxymaltol 3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, hispidin 4-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, kaempferol 3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside-7-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, caffeic acid, 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid and 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid.[3]

This plant is resistant to arsenic-induced oxidative stress.[4]

Benzoyl-beta-D-glucoside, as well as pterosin sesquiterpenes can be found in P. ensiformis.[5]

Cultivation

Pteris ensiformis is cultivated as an ornamental plant for tropical and subtropical climate gardens, and as a house plant.

Cultivars

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, 2012 Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 26 Feb 2012
  2. ↑ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns". Phytotaxa 19: 7–54. ISSN 1179-3163.
  3. ↑ Chen, Y.; Chang, F.; Lin, Y.; Wang, L.; Chen, J.; Wu, Y.; Wu, M. (2007). "Identification of phenolic antioxidants from Sword Brake fern (Pteris ensiformis Burm.)". Food Chemistry 105: 48. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.03.055.
  4. ↑ Singh, N.; Ma, L. Q.; Srivastava, M.; Rathinasabapathi, B. (2006). "Metabolic adaptations to arsenic-induced oxidative stress in Pteris vittata L and Pteris ensiformis L". Plant Science 170 (2): 274. doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2005.08.013.
  5. ↑ Chen, Y. H.; Chang, F. R.; Lu, M. C.; Hsieh, P. W.; Wu, M. J.; Du, Y. C.; Wu, Y. C. (2008). "New Benzoyl Glucosides and Cytotoxic Pterosin Sesquiterpenes from Pteris ensiformis Burm". Molecules 13 (2): 255–266. doi:10.3390/molecules13020255. PMID 18305416.