Nephrolepis exaltata
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Nephrolepis exaltata is a plant from the genus of nephrolepis ( Nephrolepis ). It is originally native to the tropics and is used as a houseplant .
description
Nephrolepis exaltata can grow both terrestrially and as an epiphyte . It is an evergreen , perennial herbaceous plant that reaches heights of between 40 and 90 centimeters, in extreme cases up to 1.5 meters. Nephrolepis exaltata forms an underground rhizome that is slender and without tubers.
The upright fronds are simply pinnate, linear to lanceolate and glandular. The rachis has single-colored chaff scales. The leaflets are entire, sessile and oblong-lanceolate. They are 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 rounded. The spores are warty, wrinkled.
Occurrence
Of course, Nephrolepis exaltata can be found in wet swamps in Florida, Mexico and all of Central America as far as South America. It is also common on the Caribbean islands. There are also natural occurrences in Polynesia and Africa.
Nephrolepis exaltata loves moist, shady locations and is often found in swamps and floodplain areas. It likes to grow epiphytically on palmetto palms ( Sabal palmetto ).
Nephrolepis exaltata occurs as a neophyte on the Azores island of Sao Miguel . In Florida, Nephrolepis exaltata itself is being replaced by the neophytic sword fern species Nephrolepis cordifolia .
See also
literature
- Hanno Schäfer: Flora of the Azores. A field guide . Markgraf, Weikersheim 2002, ISBN 3-8236-1368-5 , p. 44 .
- KA Langeland: Natural Area Weeds: Distinguishing Native and Non-Native "Boston Ferns" and "Sword Ferns" (Nephrolepis spp.) . In: University of Florida IFA Extension . ( PDF file ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Nephrolepis exaltata. In: Floridata. November 11, 1999, accessed July 12, 2008 .
