Nephrolepis cordifolia
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Nephrolepis cordifolia is a plant from the genus of nephrolepis ( Nephrolepis ). It is originally native to the tropics , but is a popular houseplant .
description
Nephrolepis cordifolia is an evergreen fern that reaches heights of between 40 and 80 centimeters, in extreme cases up to 1 meter. It forms an underground rhizome in the shape of several small tubers. The pinnate fronds stand upright and are linear to lanceolate, glandular and simply pinnate. The rachis has two-colored chaff scales.
The leaflets are entire, sessile and oblong-lanceolate. They become up to 4.8 inches long and up to 0.9 cm wide. They stand at a distance of less than 1 centimeter. The sori are plump. The spores are warty, wrinkled.
ecology
Nephrolepis cordifolia can grow both terrestrially and as an epiphyte . As an epiphyte, the species is very rare.
distribution
Naturally, Nephrolepis cordifolia occurs in Australia and on the slopes of the Himalayas. As a neophyte , however, the species was able to spread in parts of the United States ( Florida , Georgia , Alabama and Hawaii ), as well as in New Zealand , the Azores and the Society Islands . In the USA the species is being controlled as an invasive plant . In New Zealand, the species is listed in the National Pest Plant Accord , so that the sale, propagation and distribution of the plant is prohibited.
It loves moist, shady locations and is often found in swamps and floodplain areas in coniferous forests .
literature
- Hanno Schäfer: Flora of the Azores. A field guide . Markgraf, Weikersheim 2002, ISBN 3-8236-1368-5 , p. 44 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Global Invasive Species Database - Nephrolepis cordifolia . Retrieved April 18, 2008 .
- ↑ National Pest Plant Accord 2008, PDF file, p. 1 & p. 86 ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
