Kingdom Plantae Order Polypodiales Genus Platycerium Rank Species | Division Pteridophyta Family Polypodiaceae Scientific name Platycerium alcicorne | |
Class Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida
(disputed) Similar Platycerium bifurcatum, Platycerium ridleyi, Platycerium coronarium, Platycerium superbum, Staghorn ferns |
Platycerium alcicorne, the staghorn fern, is a species of Platycerium fern native to Madagascar, the Seychelles and Comoros Islands, as well as Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens.
References
Platycerium alcicorne Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA