Common name: Black Caterpillar Fern
Family: Davalliaceae
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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.
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USDA Zone: 10a-11
Source: Tom Lemieux - UC Boulder
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- Division: Ferns
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- SubClass: Polypodiidae
- Order: Polypodiales
- SubOrder: Polypodiineae
- Family: Davalliaceae
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References:
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 27 February 2015.
- Encyclopaedia of Ferns, D.L. Jones, 1987
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