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Nephrolepis biserrata

(Sw.) Schott (1834)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Nephrolepidaceae Genus: Nephrolepis

giant sword fern

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Synonyms (97)

Aspidium acuminatum Willd. (1810)
Aspidium acutum Schkuhr (1809)
Aspidium articulatum Sieb.
Aspidium bidentatum (C.Presl) Spreng. (1827)
Aspidium biserratum Sw. (1801)
Aspidium biserratum var. furcans (T.Moore) Farw. (1931)
Aspidium biserratum var. paraense Farw. (1931)
Aspidium ensifolium Schkuhr (1806)
Aspidium exaltatum var. longipinna Benth. (1878)
Aspidium gibbosum Willd. (1810)
Aspidium guineense Schumach. (1827)
Aspidium hoffmannseggii Poir. (1816)
Aspidium mauritianum Desv. (1811)
Aspidium nigropunctatum Spreng. (1822)
Aspidium paraense Willd. (1810)
Aspidium punctulatum Sw. (1806)
Aspidium rufescens Kunze (1839)
Aspidium splendens Willd. (1810)
Hypopeltis amygdalina Bory (1833)
Hypopeltis biserrata Bory (1833)
Hypopeltis palmoides Bory (1833)
Lepidoneuron acuminatum (Willd.) Fée (1852)
Lepidoneuron biauritum (C.Presl) Fée (1852)
Lepidoneuron bidentatum (C.Presl) Fée (1852)
Lepidoneuron biserratum (Sw.) Fée (1852)
Lepidoneuron punctulatum (Poir.) Fée (1852)
Lepidoneuron rufescens (Schrad.) Fée (1852)
Nephrodium acuminatum C.Presl (1825)
Nephrodium acutum C.Presl (1825)
Nephrodium bidentatum C.Presl (1825)
Nephrodium biserratum C.Presl (1825)
Nephrodium gibbosum Gaudich. (1828)
Nephrodium guianense Desv. (1827)
Nephrodium hoffmanseggii Desv. (1827)
Nephrodium mauritianum Desv. (1827)
Nephrodium palmoides Rich. (1834)
Nephrodium punctulatum Desv. (1827)
Nephrodium rufescens Schrad. (1824)
Nephrodium splendens Desv. (1827)
Nephrodium timoriense Desv. (1827)
Nephrolepis acuminata C.Presl (1836)
Nephrolepis acuta C.Presl (1836)
Nephrolepis acuta var. laurifolia Christ (1896)
Nephrolepis arthropteroides G.Kunkel (1963)
Nephrolepis biaurita C.Presl (1851)
Nephrolepis bidentata (C.Presl) C.Presl (1836)
Nephrolepis biserrata subsp. punctulatum Bonap. (1915)
Nephrolepis biserrata var. auriculata Ching (1959)
Nephrolepis biserrata var. biserrata
Nephrolepis biserrata var. digitiformis G.Kunkel (1963)
Nephrolepis biserrata var. furcans (T.Moore) L.H.Bailey (1916)
Nephrolepis biserrata var. glabrata Domin (1929)
Nephrolepis biserrata var. glandulosa Kuhn (1868)
Nephrolepis biserrata var. mauritiana (Desv.) Kuhn (1868)
Nephrolepis biserrata var. normalis Domin (1929)
Nephrolepis biserrata var. rufescens (Schrad.) Luetzelb. (1923)
Nephrolepis biserrata var. subferruginea Hook. (1862)
Nephrolepis biserrata var. subintegrifolia Domin (1929)
Nephrolepis caudata Christ (1909)
Nephrolepis davallioides var. furcans T.Moore (1885)
Nephrolepis dayakorum Bonap. (1918)
Nephrolepis depauperata De Vriese (1846)
Nephrolepis ensifolia C.Presl (1836)
Nephrolepis exaltata var. biserrata (Sw.) Baker (1870)
Nephrolepis falcata f. furcans (T.Moore ex G.Nicholson) Proctor (1961)
Nephrolepis gibbosa C.Presl (1836)
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. acuta Kuntze (1891)
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. biserrata Kuntze (1891)
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. ensifolia Kuntze (1891)
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. rufescens (Schrad.) Bonap. (1920)
Nephrolepis laurifolia (Christ) Proctor (1989)
Nephrolepis macrophylla C.Presl (1851)
Nephrolepis mauritiana T.Moore (1858)
Nephrolepis mollis Rosenst. (1925)
Nephrolepis paraensis C.Presl (1836)
Nephrolepis persicifolia Christ (1909)
Nephrolepis pilosula Alderw. (1913)
Nephrolepis platyotis Kunze (1850)
Nephrolepis punctulata C.Presl (1836)
Nephrolepis punctulata f. genuina Hieron. (1908)
Nephrolepis punctulata var. rufescens (Schrad.) Kunze (1848)
Nephrolepis rufescens (Schrad.) Wawra (1866)
Nephrolepis splendens C.Presl (1836)
Nephrolepis subcordata C.Presl (1836)
Nephrolepis zollingeriana De Vriese (1846)
Polypodium flagelliferum Roxb. (1844)
Polypodium glabrum Burm.f. (1768)
Polypodium integerrimum Vell. (1831)
Polypodium nephrolepioides Christ (1909)
Polypodium palmoides Bory (1833)
Polypodium punctulatum Poir. (1804)
Polypodium punctulatum var. hirsutum Mett. (1868)
Polypodium signatum (Blanco) Blanco (1845)
Polystichum acutum C.Presl (1836)
Pteris piloselloides Blanco (1837)
Pteris signata Blanco (1837)
Tectaria fraxinea Cav. (1802)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Gen. Fil. ad t. 3 (1834)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Nephrolepis biserrata Manoa Valley, Lyon Arboretum, site: Hodge Podge Preserved_Specimen Teraoka, W. 26 Oahu BISH 1979-06-03
2 Nephrolepis biserrata unknown Preserved_Specimen BISH
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