Accession Data
Scyphularia pentaphylla
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.
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 10a-11
Accession #: 199800074
Accession Date: 1998-05-13 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 3104
Quantity: 2
Source: Tom Lemieux - UC Boulder
Classification
Division: Ferns
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Polypodiidae
Order: Polypodiales
SubOrder: Polypodiineae
Family: Davalliaceae
References
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 27 February 2015.
- Encyclopaedia of Ferns, D.L. Jones, 1987
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