DavalliaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Scyphularia pentaphylla
- Common Name: Black Caterpillar Fern
- Family: Davalliaceae
- Country of Origin: Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Polynesia
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- Description: A popular fern, usually grown in hanging baskets. The fronds are coarse and leathery and with an arching or drooping habit which adds to its appearance. The rhizomes are covered with coarse, black scales, a feature which gives rise to its common name.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 199800074
- Source: Tom Lemieux - UC Boulder
- Accession Date: 05-13-1998
- Bench: 1208 - AUS:Indo-Burma B
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-14-2011
Classification:- Division: Ferns
- Class: Polypodiopsida
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- Order: Polypodiales
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- Family: Davalliaceae
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References:Encyclopaedia of Ferns, D.L. Jones, 1987
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