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Oceaniopteris gibba (Labill.) Gasper & Salino

Full Shade

Semi Shade

Moderate Water

Indoor Plant

Ornamental Leaves

Ferns and Lycophytes

Herbaceous Plant

Plant Division	Ferns & Lycophytes (Non-Seed Vascular Plants) (Fern)
Plant Growth Form	Herbaceous Plant
Lifespan (in Singapore)	Perennial

Mode of Nutrition

Autotrophic

Native Distribution	Fiji, Hawaii, New Caledonia and the islands of the South Pacific
Native Habitat	Terrestrial
Preferred Climate Zone	Tropical

Local Conservation Status

Non-native (Horticultural / Cultivated Only)

Growth Form	Erect fern, with a slender trunk, able to grow up to 1 m tall.
Foliage	Fronds are able to grow up to 50 - 60 cm long, green in colour with silver dark edges.
Etymology	Genus Blechnum comes from the Greek word "βλῆχνον", which means "for a fern". Species gibbum means swollen on one side.

Desirable Plant Features	Ornamental Foliage
Landscape Uses	Interiorscape/ Indoor Plant, Parks & Gardens, Small Gardens

Seed or Spore Dispersal	Abiotic

Rootzone Tolerance	Moist Soils, Fertile Loamy Soils
Propagation Method	Spore

Foliage Retention	Evergreen
Mature Foliage Colour(s)	Green

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Master ID	247
Species ID	1543
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Species record last updated on: 30 November 2023.