Nephrolepis brownii
| Nephrolepis brownii | |
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Scientific 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] It is a perennial herb[4] and grows up to 3 ft (0.91 m) tall.[5]
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][6][2]
References
- ^ a b "Ferns". Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ a b "Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) Jarrett ex Morton". USDA PLANTS.
- ^ a b c "Nephrolepis brownii". Flora of China.
- ^ "The Institute for Regional Conservation". www.regionalconservation.org. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ^ "Plant Details - FLIP". plantatlas.usf.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ^ "Nephrolepis multiflora". Flora of North America.