Nephrolepis brownii, the Asian sword fern,[1][2] is a species of fern native to Asia and introduced elsewhere.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Nephrolepidaceae |
| Genus: | Nephrolepis |
| Species: | N. brownii
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| Binomial name | |
| Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
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| Synonyms | |
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Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) F.M.Jarrett ex C.V.Morton | |
Range edit
The native range includes most of southeast Asia and extends north to China and Japan, west to Sri Lanka and India, east to Pacific islands, and south to Australia.[3] It is introduced in North and South America[3] and Hawaii.[1][4][2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Ferns". Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ a b "Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) Jarrett ex Morton". USDA PLANTS.
- ^ a b c "Nephrolepis brownii". Flora of China.
- ^ "Nephrolepis multiflora". Flora of North America.
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