Pteris umbrosa
| Jungle brake | |
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| Jungle brake from Dorrigo National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Pteris |
| Species: | P. umbrosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pteris umbrosa | |
Pteris umbrosa is a fern from eastern Australia. The habitat of the jungle brake is rainforest where it can form large colonies in shaded moist situations.[1] There are several populations of this fern in the northern suburbs of Sydney. However, it is not clear if they are indigenous or escapees from gardens.[2]
The botanist Robert Brown published this plant in the year 1810, in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.
References
- ^ "Pteris umbrosa". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ Field Guide to the Bushland of the Lane Cove Valley - John Martyn ISBN 9780957839021 page 122