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Bird's-nest Fern
Bird's-nest fern is a common name applied to several related species of epiphytic ferns in the genus ''Asplenium ''Asplenium'' is a genus of about 700 species of ferns, often treated as the only genus in the family Aspleniaceae, though other authors consider '' Hymenasplenium'' separate, based on molecular phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences, a different ...''. They grow in a tight, nest-like clump with a lingulate leaf rosette. Species known as bird's nest fern include: *'' A. nidus'' (bird's-nest fern) *'' A. australasicum'' (crow's-nest fern) *'' A. antiquum'' *'' A. serratum'' (wild bird's-nest fern) Asplenium Epiphytes House plants {{Plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epiphyte
An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phorophytes. Epiphytes take part in nutrient cycles and add to both the diversity and biomass of the ecosystem in which they occur, like any other organism. They are an important source of food for many species. Typically, the older parts of a plant will have more epiphytes growing on them. Epiphytes differ from parasites in that they grow on other plants for physical support and do not necessarily affect the host negatively. An organism that grows on another organism that is not a plant may be called an epibiont. Epiphytes are usually found in the temperate zone (e.g., many mosses, liverworts, lichens, and algae) or in the tropics (e.g., many ferns, cacti, orchids, and bromeliads). Epiphyte species make good houseplants due to their minimal wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asplenium
''Asplenium'' is a genus of about 700 species of ferns, often treated as the only genus in the family Aspleniaceae, though other authors consider ''Hymenasplenium'' separate, based on molecular phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences, a different chromosome count, and structural differences in the rhizomes. The type species for the genus is ''Asplenium marinum''. The most common vernacular name is spleenworts, applied to the more "typical" species. '' A. nidus'' and several similar species are called bird's-nest ferns, the ''Camptosorus'' group is known as walking ferns, and distinct names are applied to some other particularly well-known species. Taxonomy and genetics Many groups of species have been separated from ''Asplenium'' as segregate genera. These include ''Camptosorus'', ''Ceterach'', ''Phyllitis'', and ''Tarachia'', but these species can form hybrids with other ''Asplenium'' species and because of this are usually included in a more broadly defined ''Asplenium''. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asplenium Nidus
:''See bird's-nest fern for other plants with this common name.'' ''Asplenium nidus'' is an epiphytic species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae, native to tropical southeastern Asia, eastern Australia, Hawaii (''ʻēkaha'' in Hawaiian), Polynesia,MacDonald, Elvin "The World Book of House Plants" pp.264 Popular Books Christmas Island, India, and eastern Africa. It is known by the common names bird's-nest fern (a name shared by some other aspleniums) or simply nest fern. Description ''Asplenium nidus'' forms large simple fronds visually similar to banana leaves, with the fronds growing to long and broad, with occasional individuals up to 6.6 feet (two meters) in length by up to two feet (61 centimeters) width They are light green, often crinkled, with a black midrib, and exhibit circinate vernation. Spores develop in sori on the underside of the fronds. These sori form long rows extending out from the midrib on the back of the outer part of the lamina (frond). The fronds roll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asplenium Australasicum
''Asplenium australasicum'', the bird's nest fern or crow's nest fern, is an epiphytic Australasian species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae. Taxonomy ''Asplenium australasicum'' was originally described by English botanist John Smith in 1857 as ''Neottopteris australasica''. He had reclassified the already known '' A. nidus'' in its own genus ''Neottopteris''. Other botanists reclassified the genus as a section, ''Thamnopteris'', within the genus ''Asplenium'', and William Jackson Hooker gave it its current binomial name in 1859. Although the section ''Thamnopteris'' is distinctive, defining the species has been difficult as the morphology of the plants is so simple. ''A. australasicum'' has been confused with (and called) ''A. nidus'', and Japanese populations which were considered to be ''A. australasicum'' by their morphology have been found to be genetically distinct and reclassified as a new species, '' A. setori''. A global phylogeny of ''Asplenium'' published in 2020 di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asplenium Antiquum
''Asplenium antiquum'' is a fern of the group known as bird's-nest ferns. In Japanese it is known by ''ō-tani-watari '' and ''tani-watari''. Description ''Asplenium antiquum'' is an evergreen fern, 2–3 ft. (60–90 cm). It has bright green, arching blades with a pointed end and a strong midrib. ''Asplenium antiquum'' can readily be distinguished from the closely related ''Asplenium nidus'' by its fronds of uniform width. Chemical composition Mearnsetin 3,7-dirhamnoside, a glycoside of the flavonol mearnsetin, can be found in ''A. antiquum''.Mearnsetin 3,7-dirhamnoside from Asplenium antiquum. Mizuo Mizuno, Yosuke Kyotani, Munekazu Iinuma, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Kojima and Kunio Iwatsuki, Phytochemistry, Volume 30, Issue 8, 1991, pages 2817-2818, Taxonomy A global phylogeny of ''Asplenium'' published in 2020 divided the genus into eleven clades, which were given informal names pending further taxonomic study. ''A. antiquum'' belongs to the "''Neot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asplenium Serratum
''Asplenium serratum'', the bird's nest spleenwort, wild birdnest fern, or New World birdnest fern, is a fern of the New World/Americas. Distribution The fern is native to tropical Brazil, the Caribbean, and Florida of the Southeastern United States. It is rare in central and southern Florida, where it is a state-listed endangered species. Description ''Asplenium serratum'' is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern that grows on eroded limestone, tree trunks, rotting stumps, and fallen logs. Taxonomy Linnaeus was the first to describe American bird's-nest fern with the binomial ''Asplenium serratum'' in his ''Species Plantarum ' (Latin for "The Species of Plants") is a book by Carl Linnaeus, originally published in 1753, which lists every species of plant known at the time, classified into genera. It is the first work to consistently apply binomial names and was the ...'' of 1753. References External linksFlora of North America: ''Asplenium serratum'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epiphytes
An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phorophytes. Epiphytes take part in nutrient cycles and add to both the diversity and biomass of the ecosystem in which they occur, like any other organism. They are an important source of food for many species. Typically, the older parts of a plant will have more epiphytes growing on them. Epiphytes differ from parasites in that they grow on other plants for physical support and do not necessarily affect the host negatively. An organism that grows on another organism that is not a plant may be called an epibiont. Epiphytes are usually found in the temperate zone (e.g., many mosses, liverworts, lichens, and algae) or in the tropics (e.g., many ferns, cacti, orchids, and bromeliads). Epiphyte species make good houseplants due to their minimal wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
