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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Nephrolepidaceae |
| Genus: | Nephrolepis |
| Species: | N. biserrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott
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Nephrolepis biserrata (giant swordfern, 长叶肾蕨) is a tropical fern, endemic to Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, Central America, South America, Africa, and southeast Asia.
Its stipes are grayish brown and 10–50 cm × about 4 mm in size, with brownish-green, papery lamina that are 14–30 cm wide × 0.7–2 m in length, but has occasionally attained a length of twenty-seven feet (eight meters).[1] This is the largest of all the sword ferns and it often is labeled, Macho Fern, at nurseries.[2] after its aggressive growth nature when compared to ferns such as the Boston Sword Fern, Nephrolepis exaltata that is planted more commonly.
Synonyms
- Aspidium acuminatum Willd.
- Aspidium acutum Schkuhr
- Aspidium biserratum Sw.
- Aspidium ensifolium Schkuhr
- Aspidium guineense Schumach.
- Aspidium punctulatum Sw.
- Hypopeltis biserrata (Sw.) Bory
- Lepidoneuron biserratum (Sw.) Fée
- Lepidoneuron punctulatum (Poir.) Fée
- Lepidoneuron rufescens (Schrad.) Fée
- Nephrodium acuminatum (Willd.) C. Presl
- Nephrodium acutum (Schkuhr) C. Presl
- Nephrodium biserratum (Sw.) C. Presl
- Nephrodium punctulatum (Sw.) Desv.
- Nephrodium rufescens Schrad.
- Nephrolepis acuminata (Willd.) C. Presl
- Nephrolepis acuta (Schkuhr) C. Presl
- Nephrolepis biserrata var. biserrata
- Nephrolepis biserrata subsp. punctulata (Poir.) Bonap.
- Nephrolepis ensifolia (Schkuhr) C. Presl
- Nephrolepis exaltata var. biserrata (Sw.) Baker
- Nephrolepis hirsutula var. acuta (Schkuhr) Kuntze
- Nephrolepis hirsutula var. biserrata (Sw.) Kuntze
- Nephrolepis mollis Rosenst.
- Nephrolepis punctulata (Poir.) C. Presl
- Nephrolepis rufescens (Schrad.) C. Presl ex Wawra
- Polypodium neprolepioides Christ
- Polypodium punctulatum Poir.
- Tectaria fraxinea Cav.
References
- Gen. Fil. pl. 3 1834.
- The Plant List
- eFloras entry
- Calero, K., Pitzer, T., & Alberte, J. (2012). General Biology II Lab Manual (2nd ed.). McGraw Hill.
- ^ Benedict, R. C. (July–September 1953). "The Tallest U.S. Fern". American Fern Journal. 43 (3): 118. doi:10.2307/1545768. JSTOR 1545768.
- ^ https://www.etsy.com/listing/874738483/macho-fern-potted-nephrolepis-biserrata macho fern, Nephrolepis biserrata
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