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Asplenium thunbergii Kunze

Family Name:	Aspleniaceae
Synonyms:	Asplenium preussii ([Bory] Kunze)

Semi Shade

Moderate Water

Indoor Plant

Ornamental Leaves

Ferns and Lycophytes

Underground Storage Organ

Herbaceous Plant

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Genus Epithet
Species Epithet
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Classifications and Characteristics

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

Mode of Nutrition

Autotrophic

Biogeography

Native Distribution	India (Assam), Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Madagascar.
Native Habitat	Terrestrial
Preferred Climate Zone	Tropical

Local Conservation Status

Non-native

Description and Ethnobotany

Growth Form	Short, erect rhizome, up to 10 mm thick.
Foliage	Fronds are tufted and more prolific near the apex. Lamina bipinnate to tripinnate, elliptic in outline, can grow up to 20 cm long. Stipes between 7 - 20 cm long, brown and minutely scaly.
Others - Plant Morphology	Sori along veins, located further back half of the ultimate segments, indusia thin and firm.

Etymology

Genus Asplenium means without spleen and is usually a reference for the fern to cure spleen ailments. Species thunbergii is named after Swedish physician and professor, Carl Per Thunberg (1743 - 1822).

Landscaping Features

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

Fauna, Pollination and Dispersal

Seed or Spore Dispersal	Abiotic

Plant Care and Propagation

Light Preference	Semi-Shade
Water Preference	Moderate Water
Rootzone Tolerance	Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils

Propagation Method

Spore

Foliar

Foliage Retention	Evergreen
Mature Foliage Colour(s)	Green

Non - Foliar and Storage

Specialised Storage Organ(s)	Underground

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Master ID	29276
Species ID	3585
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