Platycerium alcicorne

Species of fern

Platycerium alcicorne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Platycerium
Species:
P. alcicorne
Binomial name
Platycerium alcicorne
Desv.

Platycerium alcicorne is a species of staghorn fern (Platycerium) native to Madagascar, the Seychelles and Comoros Islands, as well as Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Platycerium alcicorne.
  • Aluka entry - Platycerium alcicorne
  • Platycerium.co.za entry
  • FernSiam: Platycerium alcicorne entry
Taxon identifiers
Platycerium alcicorne


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