Platycerium aethiopicum

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Platycerium aethiopicum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Platycerium aethiopicum, Hook. (P. Stemmaria, Beauv.). Barren lvs. rounded; fertile lvs. 2-3 ft. long, clustered, pendent, twice dichotomous (not twice trichotomous, as some writers say) : sorus a V-shaped patch surrounding the sinus. Guinea, Angola. Hooker's Garden Ferns, pl. 9. A.G. 15:111. G.M. 40:135 (erroneously as P. grande).—The fronds are said to be covered below with a thin cottony down. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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