Biology:Platycerium grande
| Platycerium grande | |
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| Platycerium grande (center) depicted in Kunstformen der Natur (1904) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Platycerium |
| Species: | P. grande
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| Platycerium grande | |
Platycerium grande, the giant staghorn fern, capa de leon (Spanish: lion's cape), and dapong repolyo (Filipino: air cabbage),[3] is a species of epiphytic fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is one of the two staghorn ferns native to the Philippines , along with P. coronarium, and is endemic to the island of Mindanao, in the provinces of Zamboanga, Lanao and Davao.[4] P. grande is often collected from the forests and sold as a highly prized ornamental plant. Due to overcollection and the difficulty of the spores to germinate under natural conditions,[3] in vitro technique is necessary to ensure mass production of this plant species.[5] The local government categorized it as critically endangered species.[1]
Gallery
P. grande in cultivation
Nursery-grown seedlings of P. grande
Close-up shot of P. grande frond
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Updated national list of threatened Philippine plants and their categories". Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). http://www.philippineplants.org/dao-2017-11.pdf. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ "Plant name details". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/17448390-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Amoroso, Victor; Coritico, Fulgent; Briones, Niko Niño. "Saving endangered and endemic ferns". Central Mindanao University (CMU). http://www.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph/home/portal/index.php/quick-information-dispatch/2580-saving-endangered-and-endemic-ferns. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ Barcelona, Julie; Nickrent, Dan. "Pteridophytes (Lycophytes & Monilophytes)". Association of Tropical Biology & Conservation. https://www.philippineplants.org/Families/Pteridophytes.html. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q4364579 entry
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