Nephrolepis brownii

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

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

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


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