Nephrolepis exaltata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Nephrolepidaceae
Genus: Nephrolepis
Species: Nephrolepis exaltata
Subspecies: N. e. subsp. exaltata – N. e. subsp. hawaiiensis

Name

Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott, 1834

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Aspidium exaltatum (L.) Sw. in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 32 (1801)
- Hypopeltis exaltata (L.) Bory in C.P.Bélanger, Voy. Indes Or., Bot. 2(1): 66 (1833)
- Nephrodium exaltatum (L.) R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 148 (1810)
- Polypodium exaltatum L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1326 (1759)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Northern America
- Regional: Southern Central USA
  - Arizona, Texas
- Regional: Southeastern USA
  - Florida, Louisiana Mexico
  - Mexico Gulf
Continental:Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
Continental:Pacific
- Regional: Northern Central Paccific
  - Hawaii
- Introduced into:
  - Algeria, Azores, Canary Is., India, Kermadec Is., Line Is., Morocco, Portugal, Queensland, St.Helena, Tanzania, Tubuai Is., Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Schott, 1834. Gen. Fil. (Schott) ad t. 3.

Additional references

Wester, L. (1985). Checklist of the vascular plants of the Northern Line Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 287: 1-38.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Nephrolepis exaltata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Nephrolepis exaltata. Published online. Accessed: July 26 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Nephrolepis exaltata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 26. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Nephrolepis exaltata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 July 2024.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nephrolepis exaltata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Swaardvaring
English: Boston fern, Sword fern, Tiger fern
suomi: Kaarisulkasaniainen
français: Fougère d'intérieur
magyar: Szobapáfrány
中文: 肾蕨，圆羊齿

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