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.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Bay
PIHG
Brevard
USF
Broward
USF
Charlotte
FLAS
Citrus
FLAS
Collier
USF
DeSoto
USF
Duval
F-Lit
Glades
USF
Hardee
USF
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Aspidium exaltatum
Aspidium exaltatum (Linnaeus) Swartz, J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 32. 1801.
BASIONYM: Polypodium exaltatum Linnaeus 1759.
Hypopeltis exaltata
Hypopeltis exaltata (Linnaeus) Bory, in Belanger, Voy. Indes Or. 2: 66. 1833.
BASIONYM: Polypodium exaltatum Linnaeus 1759.
Nephrodium exaltatum
Nephrodium exaltatum (Linnaeus) R. Brown, Prodr. 148. 1810.
BASIONYM: Polypodium exaltatum Linnaeus 1759.
Nephrolepis dentata
Nephrolepis dentata Goldman, in Meyen, Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 463. 1843.
TYPE: HAWAII:
Nephrolepis exaltata subsp. hawaiiensis
Nephrolepis exaltata (Linnaeus) Schott, subsp. hawaiiensis W. H. Wagner et al., Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 22: 182. 1999.
TYPE: HAWAII:
Nephrolepis exaltata var. normalis
Nephrolepis exaltata (Linnaeus) Schott, var. normalis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 816. 1891, nom. inadmiss.
BASIONYM: Nephrolepis exaltata (Linnaeus) Schott 1834; Polypodium exaltatum Linnaeus 1759.
Nephrolepis neglecta
Nephrolepis neglecta Kunze, Linnaea 13: 149. 1839.
TYPE: MEXICO: Veracruz: Without data, Schiede 766a (holotype: LZ(destr.); isotype: NY).
Polypodium exaltatum
Polypodium exaltatum Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 1326. 1759.
TYPE: JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica t. 31. 1707). Lectotypified by Proctor, Ferns Jamaica 440. 1985.
Specimens and Distribution
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