Platycerium stemaria
Triangular Staghorn Fern
Also known as: Acrostichum stemaria P.Beauv. +4 more
- Acrostichum stemaria P.Beauv.
- Alcicornium stemaria (P.Beauv.) Underw.
- Neuroplatyceros aethiopicus Fée
- Platycerium aethiopicum (Fée) Hook.
- Platycerium stemaria var. laurentii De Wild.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Platycerium stemaria (commonly known as Triangular Staghorn Fern) is an epiphytic fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe