Nephrolepis brownii

Nephrolepis brownii, the Asian sword fern,[1][2] is a species of fern native to Asia and introduced elsewhere.[3]

Nephrolepis brownii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Nephrolepidaceae
Genus: Nephrolepis
Species:
N. brownii
Binomial name
Nephrolepis brownii
(Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
Synonyms

Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) F.M.Jarrett ex C.V.Morton

Range

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

  1. "Ferns". Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  2. "Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) Jarrett ex Morton". USDA PLANTS.
  3. "Nephrolepis brownii". Flora of China.
  4. "Nephrolepis multiflora". Flora of North America.


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