Psilotum complanatum
Flatfork Fern
Also known as: Bernhardia complanata (Sw.) Willd. +7 more
- Bernhardia complanata (Sw.) Willd.
- Bernhardia schiedeana Müll.Hal.
- Psilotum complanatum var. flaccidum (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Domin
- Psilotum complanatum var. latissimum Spring
- Psilotum complanatum var. mexicanum Domin
- Psilotum flaccidum Wall.
- Psilotum flaccidum Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.
- Psilotum triquetrum var. complanatum (Sw.) Christ
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Psilotaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Found natively in Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, Psilotum complanatum (commonly known as Flatfork Fern) is an epiphytic fern belonging to the Psilotaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Caribbean, Central America, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, North-Central Pacific, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.