Platycerium alcicorne

Platycerium alcicorne
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

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.

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