Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Ferns & Lycophytes (Non-Seed Vascular Plants) (Fern) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Herbaceous Plant |
| Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Foliage | Green, glabrous and glossy; pinna is alternately arranged, short stalked; lamina ovate to ovate-lanceolate; base rounded-cuneate and slightly inequilateral; apex acuminate; margin entire or slightly denticulate; venation pinnate. |
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Landscaping Features
| Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Foliage |
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| Landscape Uses | Small Gardens, Indoor Plant, Container Planting |
Fauna, Pollination and Dispersal
| Seed or Spore Dispersal | Abiotic |
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Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Semi-Shade, Full Shade |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water, Occasional Misting |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Moist Soils |
| Propagation Method | Spore, Division |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
| Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Smooth, Glossy / Shiny |
| Foliar Type | Compound |
| Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Alternate |
| Foliar Attachment to Stem | Petiolate |
| Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage |
| Foliar Venation | Pinnate / Net |
| Foliar Margin | Denticulate |
Image Repository
Others
| Master ID | 32712 |
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| Species ID | 7124 |
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