Polytaenium cajenense
Forked Lineleaf Fern
Also known as: Antrophyum brasilianum (Desv.) C.Chr. +13 more
- Antrophyum brasilianum (Desv.) C.Chr.
- Antrophyum brasilianum var. elongatum Mett.
- Antrophyum cajenense (Desv.) Spreng.
- Antrophyum lacantunense Rovirosa
- Antrophyum spathulatum Alderw.
- Antrophyum spathulatum Fée
- Antrophyum subsessile Kunze
- Antrophyum subsessile var. elongatum (Kunze) Mett.
- Hemionitis brasiliana Desv.
- Hemionitis cayennensis Desv.
- Hemionitis reticulata var. brasiliensis Raddi
- Polytaenium brasilianum (Desv.) Benedict
- Polytaenium cajanense (Desv.) Benedict, 1911
- Polytaenium discoideum (Kunze) Benedict
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pteridaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Polytaenium cajenense (commonly known as Forked Lineleaf Fern) is an epiphytic fern belonging to the Pteridaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela