Pteridaceae
Ceratopteris

Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.

First published in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1821: 186 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is a perennial or helophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Caribbean, Orinoquia, Pacific. Elevation range: 50–450 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bolívar, Chocó, Meta.
Habit
Herb, Aquatic.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Colombia
[CPLC]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/168862/84005839

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology Leaves
Sterile leaf-blade up to 20 x 7 cm, usually twice pinnatifid into triangular or lanceolate lobes, glabrous; fertile leaf-blade up to 24 x 12 cm, usually 3 times pinnatifid into linear lobes up to 1.5 mm wide; petiole up to 16 cm long, succulent, brittle.
Distribution
S1 widespread in tropical Africa and Asia.
Note
The single specimen known from Somalia is from near Baardheere. It has been believed to be lost (Pichi-Sermolli in Adumbr. 5: 648, 1957), but is still extant in FT.
[FSOM]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0