Platycerium stemaria (Beauv.) Desv.

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Polypodiaceae > Platycerioideae > Platycerium

Characteristics

A deciduous plant.
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Growth support epiphyte
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Epiphyte on trees in open or in secondary forest or rain forest at low elevations.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Uses environmental use material medicinal social use
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Images

Leaf

Platycerium stemaria leaf picture by Gnagbo Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Platycerium stemaria world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17177520-1
WFO ID wfo-0001108661
COL ID 4JP9C
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Synonyms

Neuroplatyceros aethiopicus Alcicornium stemaria Platycerium stemaria Platycerium aethiopicum