Platycerium alcicorne

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Platycerium alcicorne (P.Willemet) Desv. in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 213 (1827)

Homotypic
- Elaphoglossum alcicorne (P.Willemet) Keyserl. in Polyp. Herb. Bunge: 37 (1873)
- Neuroplatyceros alcicornis (P.Willemet) Fée in Mém. Foug., 2. Hist. Acrostich.: 102 (1845)
- Stemaria alcicornis (P.Willemet) Schott in Wiener Z. Kunst 1829: 1280 (1829)
- Acrostichum alcicorne P.Willemet in Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 18: 61 (1796)
Heterotypic
- Platycerium vassei Poiss. in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 82: 530 (1910)

Native distribution areas:
Continentalː Africa Regionalː Mascareñas Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles Regionalː Eastern Africa Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regionalː Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Introduced into: India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Platycerium alcicorne in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 August 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Platycerium alcicorne. Published online. Accessed: August 18 2026. Reference page.