Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Nephrolepis exaltata (L.)Schott
SWORD FERN; WILD BOSTON FERN
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Native FAC (NWPL) FAC (DEP)
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Classification
POLYPODIALES
Nephrolepis exaltata (L.)Schott - SWORD FERN; WILD BOSTON FERN
Citation
NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA (Linnaeus) Schott, Gen. Fil. ad t. 3. 1834.
Polypodium exaltatum Linnaeus 1759.
JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica t. 31. 1707). Lectotypified by Proctor, Ferns Jamaica 440. 1985.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Nephrolepis exaltata - 139
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Nephrolepis exaltata - 139
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Nephrolepis exaltata - 139
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Nephrolepis exaltata - 159
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Nephrolepis exaltata - 270
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Nephrolepis exaltata - 270
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Nephrolepis exaltata - 270
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