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Lomariopsidaceae

Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Duffii'

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  • Common Name: Fishbone Fern
  • Family: Lomariopsidaceae

  • Country of Origin: pantropical
  • Habitat: terrestrial or epiphyte growing in soil, rocks & palm trunks

  • Description: produces small scaly tubers on the roots; can become weedy

    sterile form with small, button-shaped pinnae and crested frond tips. Cold sensitive.

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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199300334
  • Source: Chip/fern society
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1993
  • Bench: 3103 - Nepenthes & Blechnums
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-06-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Polypodiopsida
  • SubClass:
  • Order: Polypodiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Lomariopsidaceae
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References:

Encyclopaedia of Ferns, D.L. Jones, 1987 ISBN 0-88192-054-1

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