Macrothelypteris torresiana
Swordfern
Also known as: Aspidium leucopis Fée +18 more
- Aspidium leucopis Fée
- Aspidium mollissimum Christ
- Aspidium oligophlebium (Baker) Matsum.
- Aspidium oligophlobium
- Aspidium setigerum (Blume) Christ
- Aspidium setigerum (Blume) Kuhn
- Aspidium tenericaule (Wall. ex Hook.) Thwaites
- Aspidium uliginosum Klotzsch
- Aspidium uliginosum Kunze
- Cheilanthes setigera Blume
- Cheilanthes stenophylla Kunze
- Dryopteris alsophiloides (E.Fourn.) C.Chr.
- Dryopteris backeri Alderw.
- Dryopteris lasiocarpa Hayata
- Dryopteris mollissima (Christ) C.Chr.
- Dryopteris oligophlebia var. lasiocarpa (Hayata) Nakai
- Dryopteris oligophlebia var. lophaea Ogata
- Dryopteris ornata Bonap.
- Dryopteris setigera (Blume) C.Chr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Macrothelypteris torresiana (commonly known as Swordfern) is a fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, New Zealand, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Kermadec Is., Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia
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)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cape Provinces, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Kentucky, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, Windward Is.