Ophioglossum costatum
Large Adder's Tongue
Also known as: Goswamia costata (R.Br.) Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang +9 more
- Goswamia costata (R.Br.) Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang
- Ophioglossum aphrodisiacum Welw. ex Hook.
- Ophioglossum brevipes Bedd.
- Ophioglossum felixii Tardieu
- Ophioglossum fibrosum Schumach.
- Ophioglossum oleosum Khand.
- Ophioglossum pedunculosum Desv.
- Ophioglossum vulgatum var. costatum (R.Br.) Hook.fil.
- Ophioglossum vulgatum var. pedunculosum (Desv.) Domin
- Ophioglossum wightii Hook. & Grev.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ophioglossaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Found natively in Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Ophioglossum costatum (commonly known as Large Adder's Tongue) is an epiphytic fern belonging to the Ophioglossaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Atlantic Ocean, New Zealand, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chatham Is., Comoros, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mozambique, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe