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 ![]() | |
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 | |
Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) F.M.Jarrett ex C.V.Morton |
Range
editThe 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.