Biology:Platycerium coronarium
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Short description: Species of fern
Platycerium coronarium | |
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A large specimen of Platycerium coronarium from Pahang, Malaysia. This plant exhibits both foliage and spore-bearing leaves. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Genus: | Platycerium |
Species: | P. coronarium
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Binomial name | |
Platycerium coronarium (O.F.Müll.) Desv.
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[1]Platycerium coronarium is an epiphytic species of staghorn fern in the genus Platycerium. It is found in maritime Southeast Asia and Indochina.[2] and throughout the East Indies. It produces two kinds of leaves: Foliage leaves which are broad and upright in habit, and spore bearing leaves which are narrow, pendulous, dichotomously lobed and up to fifteen feet (4.6 meters) in length.[3]
References
- ↑ Aspiras, Reyno A. (2010-01-01). "Sporophyte and gametophyte development of Platycerium coronarium (Koenig) Desv. and P. grande (Fee) C. Presl. (Polypodiaceae) through in vitro propagation". Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 17 (1): 13–22. doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2009.12.003. ISSN 1319-562X. PMID 23961053.
- ↑ "A Guide to Bukit Timah Nature Resreve Trail". Singapore National Parks Board. http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/docs/BTNR_eguide_Final.pdf.
- ↑ University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley Newsletter. Vol. 21 # 2 (Spring 1996) p. 2.
Wikidata ☰ Q4047044 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platycerium coronarium.
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