Kingdom Plantae Order Polypodiales Genus Platycerium | Division Pteridophyta Family Polypodiaceae Rank Species | |
Class Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida
(disputed) Similar Platycerium ridleyi, Platycerium alcicorne, Platycerium superbum, Platycerium holttumii, Platycerium madagascariense | ||
Platycerium coronarium staghorn fern elkhorn
Platycerium coronarium is an epiphytic species of staghorn fern in the genus Platycerium. It is found in the Philippines and Singapore. and throughout the East Indies. It produces two kinds of leaves: Foliage leaves which are broad and upright in habit, and spore bearing leaves which are narrow, pendulous, dichotomously lobed and up to fifteen feet (4.6 meters) in length.
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Longest platycerium coronarium
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