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Polypodiaceae

Microsorum punctatum `Grandiceps' (L.) Swartz

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Climbing Bird's Nest Fern
  • Family: Polypodiaceae Bercht. & J. Presl.

  • Country of Origin: Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia
  • Habitat: epiphyte forming colonies on boulders in sunny, humid sites

  • Description: Epiphytic with thick, leathery leaves to 3 feet long, 3 inches wide.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500854
  • Source: unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 3103 - Nepenthes & Blechnums
  • Qty: 3 confirmed on 05-06-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Polypodiopsida
  • SubClass:
  • Order: Polypodiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Polypodiaceae
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