Microsorum musifolium 'Crocydyllus'
COMMON NAME | Alligator Fern, Crocodyllus fern, Crocodile
fern |
TYPE | Fern |
FAMILY | Polypodiaceae |
NOTES | Elongated,
entire, strap-like blades which grow to 2' long in pots, but to 4' long in
its native tropical habitat. Sori appear on the frond undersides along the
veins. Frond texture (clathrate scales) somewhat resembles the scaled texture
of crocodile skin, hence the sometimes used common name of crocodile fern. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea, Polynesia |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Epiphytic
fern |
WEB SOURCES |
