Adiantum caudatum
Tailed Maidenhair
Also known as: Adiantum assamicum (B.K.Nayar) B.K.Nayar +9 more
- Adiantum assamicum (B.K.Nayar) B.K.Nayar
- Adiantum borneense Gand.
- Adiantum caudatum subsp. angustilobatum Bonap.
- Adiantum caudatum var. angustilobatum Bonap.
- Adiantum caudatum var. assamicum B.K.Nayar
- Adiantum flabelliferum Wall.
- Adiantum flagelliferum Wall.
- Adiantum lomesam B.K.Nayar & Geev.
- Adiantum lyratum Blanco
- Adiantum wangii C.M.Kuo
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pteridaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte or epiphyte.
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Adiantum caudatum (commonly known as Tailed Maidenhair) is an epiphytic fern belonging to the Pteridaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Adiantum genus, encompassing over 250 species globally.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
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)
Florida, Jamaica