Nephrolepis exaltata

Characteristics
Pteridophytes
NEPHROLEPIDACEAE
Nephrolepis
Nephrolepis exaltata (L.)Schott
SWORD FERN; WILD BOSTON FERN
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Classification
POLYPODIALES
Nephrolepis
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.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Nephrolepis exaltata - 139
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Nephrolepis exaltata - 139
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