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Accession Data:

Scyphularia pentaphylla (Blume) Fée

  • Common Name: Black Caterpillar Fern
  • Family: Davalliaceae

  • Country of Origin: Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Polynesia

  • Description: A popular fern, usually grown in hanging baskets. The fronds are coarse and leathery and with an arching or drooping habit which adds to its appearance. The rhizomes are covered with coarse, black scales, a feature which gives rise to its common name.

  • USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199800074
  • Source: Tom Lemieux - UC Boulder
  • Accession Date: 05-13-1998
  • Bench: 3104 - FERN:Platform Angiopteris
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-08-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Polypodiopsida
  • SubClass: Polypodiidae
  • Order: Polypodiales
  • SubOrder: Polypodiineae
  • Family: Davalliaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • Ferns & Fern Allies

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 27 February 2015.
  2. Encyclopaedia of Ferns, D.L. Jones, 1987

data regenerated on Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:24:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Davalliaceae

  • Araiostegia hymenophylloides
  • Araiostegia pulchra
  • Davallia canariensis
  • Davallia fejeensis
  • Scyphularia pentaphylla
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