[1]Platycerium coronarium is an epiphytic species of staghorn fern in the genus Platycerium. It is found in maritime Southeast Asia and Indochina.[2] and throughout the East Indies. It produces two kinds of leaves: Foliage leaves which are broad and upright in habit, and spore bearing leaves which are narrow, pendulous, dichotomously lobed and up to fifteen feet (4.6 meters) in length.[3]
| Platycerium coronarium | |
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| A large specimen of Platycerium coronarium from Pahang, Malaysia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Platycerium |
| Species: | P. coronarium |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycerium coronarium (O.F.Müll.) Desv. | |
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Platycerium coronarium |
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| Osmunda coronaria |
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