Asplenium nidus
Hawai'i Birdnest Fern
Also known as: Asplenium ellipticum (Fée) Copel. +14 more
- Asplenium ellipticum (Fée) Copel.
- Asplenium ficifolium Goldm.
- Asplenium nidus var. nidus
- Asplenium nidus var. plicatum Alderw.
- Neottopteris elliptica Fée
- Neottopteris musaefolia J.Sm.
- Neottopteris nidus (L.) J.Sm.
- Neottopteris nidus (L.) J.Sm. ex Hook.
- Neottopteris ovata J.Sm. ex Fée
- Neottopteris rigida Fée
- Neottopteris stenocarpa Fée
- Neottopteris vulgaris J.Sm.
- Phyllitis amboinica Rumph. ex Sw.
- Tarachia simplex (Mett.) C.Presl
- Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C.Presl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte or lithophyte.
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Asplenium nidus (commonly known as Hawai'I Birdnest Fern) is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern within the Aspleniaceae family. It originates in Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. 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)
ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bangladesh, Chagos Archipelago, Fiji, Hawaii