Species: Platycerium bifurcatum
English Name: Stag’s Horn Fern
Chinese Name: 二歧鹿角蕨
Family: Platyceriaceae
Description:
It is a bracket epiphyte occurring in and near rainforests. Growing to 90 cm (35 in) tall by 80 cm (31 in) broad, it has heart-shaped sterile fronds 12–45 cm (5–18 in) long.
Widely cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens.
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© 2007 Patrick Johanneson
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References:
– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science 2005. Flora of Macao (Volume 1). Macao, SAR: Author