''Platycerium coronarium'' is an epiphytic species of
staghorn fern
''Platycerium'' is a genus of about 18 fern species in the polypod family, Polypodiaceae. Ferns in this genus are widely known as staghorn or elkhorn ferns due to their uniquely shaped fronds. This genus is epiphytic and is native to tropical and ...
in the genus ''
Platycerium
''Platycerium'' is a genus of about 18 fern species in the polypod family, Polypodiaceae. Ferns in this genus are widely known as staghorn or elkhorn ferns due to their uniquely shaped fronds. This genus is epiphytic and is native to tropical and ...
''. It is found in
maritime Southeast Asia and
Indochina.
and throughout the
East Indies. It produces two kinds of leaves: Foliage leaves which are broad and upright in habit, and spore bearing leaves which are narrow, pendulous, dichotomously lobed and up to in length.
[University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley Newsletter. Vol. 21 # 2 (Spring 1996) p. 2.]
References
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coronarium
Flora of Singapore