Aglaomorpha coronans | |
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Aglaomorpha coronans growing in Ma On Shan Country Park | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Genus: | Aglaomorpha |
Species: | A. coronans
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Binomial name | |
Aglaomorpha coronans (Wall. ex Mett.) Copel.
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Synonyms | |
Drynaria coronans, Pseudodrynaria coronans |
Aglaomorpha coronans is a species of tropical fern widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia, from Nepal to Peninsular Malaysia.[1] Like other Aglaomorpha, it is an epiphyte and its scientific name (coronans) refers to the circular, crown-like growth habit. One of the species of basket fern more common in cultivation as a houseplant,[2][3] it has as thick rhizome that soaks up moisture and fronds that are up to 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) long and 40 centimetres (16 in) wide.[4]