Plantae > Tracheophyta > Polypodiopsida > Polypodiales > Nephrolepidaceae > Nephrolepis > Nephrolepis biserrataNephrolepis biserrata (giant swordfern)Synonyms: Aspidium acuminatum; Aspidium acutum; Aspidium articulatum; Aspidium biserratum; Aspidium biserratum var. paraense; Aspidium ensifolium; Aspidium exaltatum var. longipinna; Aspidium gibbosum; Aspidium guineense; Aspidium hoffmannseggii; Aspidium hoffmenseggii; Aspidium mauritianum; Aspidium nigropunctatum; Aspidium paludosum (homotypic); Aspidium paraense; Aspidium punctulatum; Aspidium rufescens; Aspidium splendens; Hypolepis biserrata; Hypopeltis amygdalina; Hypopeltis biserrata; Hypopeltis palmoides; Lepidoneuron acuminatum; Lepidoneuron biauritum; Lepidoneuron biserratum; Lepidoneuron punctulatum; Lepidoneuron rufescens; Nephrodium acuminatum; Nephrodium acutum; Nephrodium biserratum; Nephrodium gibbosum; Nephrodium guianense; Nephrodium hoffmanseggii; Nephrodium mauritianum; Nephrodium palmoides; Nephrodium punctulatum; Nephrodium rufescens; Nephrodium splendens (homotypic); Nephrodium timoriense; Nephrolepis acuminata; Nephrolepis acuta; Nephrolepis acuta var. laurifolia; Nephrolepis arthropteroides; Nephrolepis biaurita; Nephrolepis biserrata punctulatum; Nephrolepis biserrata var. auriculata; Nephrolepis biserrata var. biserrata; Nephrolepis biserrata var. digitiformis; Nephrolepis biserrata var. glabrata; Nephrolepis biserrata var. glandulosa; Nephrolepis biserrata var. mauritiana; Nephrolepis biserrata var. normalis; Nephrolepis biserrata var. rufescens; Nephrolepis biserrata var. subintegrifolia; Nephrolepis caudata; Nephrolepis davallioides var. furcans (heterotypic); Nephrolepis dayakorum; Nephrolepis depauperata; Nephrolepis ensifolia; Nephrolepis exaltata biserrata; Nephrolepis exaltata var. biserrata; Nephrolepis gibbosa; Nephrolepis hirsutula acuta; Nephrolepis hirsutula biserrata; Nephrolepis hirsutula var. acuta; Nephrolepis hirsutula var. biserrata; Nephrolepis hirsutula var. ensifolia; Nephrolepis hirsutula var. rufescens; Nephrolepis laurifolia; Nephrolepis macrophylla; Nephrolepis mauritiana; Nephrolepis mollis; Nephrolepis paludosa; Nephrolepis paraensis; Nephrolepis persicifolia; Nephrolepis pilosula; Nephrolepis platyotis; Nephrolepis punctulata; Nephrolepis punctulata var. hirsuta (homotypic); Nephrolepis punctulata var. rufescens; Nephrolepis rufescens; Nephrolepis splendens; Nephrolepis subcordata; Nephrolepis zollingeriana; Polypodium glabrum; Polypodium integerrimum; Polypodium nephrolepioides; Polypodium neprolepioides; Polypodium palmoides; Polypodium punctulata var. hirsuta (homotypic); Polypodium punctulatum; Polypodium punctulatum var. hirsutum (homotypic); Polypodium serratum; Polypodium signatum; Polypodium splendens; Polystichum acutum; Pteris piloselloides; Pteris signata; Tectaria fraxinea Nephrolepis biserrata (giant swordfern, 长叶肾蕨) is a tropical fern, endemic to Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, Central America, South America, Africa, and southeast Asia. Its stipes are grayish brown and 10–50 cm × about 4 mm in size, with brownish-green, papery lamina that are 14–30 cm wide × 0.7–2 m in length. |
| Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-Low |  | | Leaf Type [2] | Evergreen | | Lifespan [3] | Perennial | | Structure [2] | Fern |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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