| Staghorn Fern | |
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| Staghorn Fern at North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Platycerium |
| Species: | P. superbum |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycerium superbum de Jonch. & Hennipman |
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Platycerium superbum, commonly known as the Stag Horn Fern, is a Platycerium species of fern.. It is native to Australia, in east central New South Wales north of Nabiac and in Queensland. It is a bracket epiphyte occurring in and near rainforests.
Platycerium superbum is very widely cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens.