Platycerium hillii T.Moore

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Polypodiaceae > Platycerioideae > Platycerium

Characteristics

Roots proliferous. Base fronds rounded-reniform, 15.5–36 cm long, at least 15–26 cm wide; upper margin entire to slightly wavy, firmly appressed to substrate, soon becoming brown. Foliage fronds ascending, 23–90 cm or more long, to 60 cm wide; base cuneate, spreading out to a broad apex; distal one-third forked 1–5 times; ultimate segments oblong, 1–6 cm wide, dark green, glabrous or almost so. Sporangia covering most of the undersurface of ultimate segments of foliage fronds, frequently reaching apex and sometimes extending around sinus of the ultimate fork. Spores 40–52.5 µm long, 20–35 µm wide.
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An epiphyte in rainforest; generally below 600 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

A number of cultivars are grown as ornamentals; see Halling (2020).
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Images

Platycerium hillii unspecified picture

Distribution

Platycerium hillii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17177500-1
WFO ID wfo-0001286853
COL ID 4JP96
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Alcicornium hillii Platycerium hillii Platycerium bifurcatum var. hillii