Stenochlaena tenuifolia
Giant Vine Fern
Also known as: ? meyerana Kunze +17 more
- ? meyerana Kunze
- Acrostichum meyerianum (Kunze) Hook.
- Acrostichum sorbifolium Baker
- Lomaria grandis Bojer
- Lomaria meyeraeana Kunze
- Lomaria meyeriana Kunze
- Lomaria tenuifolia Desv.
- Lomariobotrys meyerana (Kunze) Fée
- Lomariobotrys meyeriana (Kunze) Fée
- Lomariobotrys tenuifolia (Desv.) Fée
- Lomariopsis tenuifolia (Desv.) Christ
- Polybotrya meyeraeana (Kunze) Mett.
- Polybotrya meyerana (Kunze) Mett.
- Polybotrya meyeriana (Kunze) Mett.
- Polybotrya tenuifolia (Desv.) Kuhn
- Stenochlaena madagascarica var. cuneata C.Chr.
- Stenochlaena meyeriana (Kunze) C.Presl
- Stenochlaena mildbraedii Brause
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Stenochlaena tenuifolia (commonly known as Giant Vine Fern) is a fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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