Nephrolepis

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Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepis exaltata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Davalliaceae
Genus: Nephrolepis
Species

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Nephrolepis is a genus of about 30 species of ferns in the family Davalliaceae.

Selected species
  • Nephrolepis bisseratum (Sw.) Schott. (syn. Aspidium bisseratum Sw., Aspidium acutum Schkuhr, Nephrolepis acuta (Schkuhr) C.Presl, Polypodium puctulatum Poir)
  • Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl (syn. Polypodium cordifolium L., Nephrolepis tuberosa (Bory ex Willd.) C.Presl, Aspidium tuberosum Bory ex Willd.)
  • Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott (syn. Polypodium exaltatum L.)
  • Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) F.M.Jarret ex C.V.Morton (syn. Davallia multiflora Roxb.)
  • Nephrolepis pectinata (Willd.) Schott (syn. Aspidium pectinatum Willd.)

Some species of Nephrolepis grown as ornamental plants

[edit] References

  • (Portuguese) Lorenzi, H. & Souza, M. S. (2001). Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras. Plantarum ISBN 85-86714-12-7
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