Platycerium alcicorne | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
Order: | Polypodiales |
(unranked): | Eupolypods I |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Genus: | Platycerium |
Species: | P. alcicorne |
Binomial name | |
Platycerium alcicorne Desv. |
Platycerium alcicorne, the staghorn fern, is a species of Platycerium fern native to Madagascar, the Seychelles and Comoros Islands, as well as Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens.