Nephrolepis undulata
Annual Swordfern
Also known as: Nephrolepis cordifolia var. compacta Bonap. +6 more
- Nephrolepis cordifolia var. compacta Bonap.
- Nephrolepis cordifolia var. undulata (Afzel. ex Sw.) C.Chr.
- Nephrolepis intermedia (Kaulf. ex Spreng.) C.Presl
- Nephrolepis intermedia Fée
- Nephrolepis tuberosa var. undulata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Kuhn
- Nephrolepis tuberosa var. undulata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Mett.
- Nephrolepis undulata var. aureoglandulosa (Bonap.) Tardieu
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte.
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Nephrolepis undulata (commonly known as Annual Swordfern) is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Tropical Asia, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe