Taxon profile

genus

Staghorn ferns
Platycerium Desv.

kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Monilophyta - horsetails » class Polypodiopsida » order Polypodiales » family Polypodiaceae » subfamily Platycerioideae

Scientific synonyms

Alcicornium Gaudich. ex Underw.
Neuroplatyceros Fee

Other names

= Elkhorn ferns

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Included taxa

Number of records: 17

species Platycerium alcicorne Desv.

species Platycerium andinum Bak.

species Platycerium angolense Welw. ex Hook.

species Platycerium bifurcatum (Cav.) C. Christens. - Elkhorn Fern

species Platycerium coronarium (Koenig) Devs - Stag's Horn Fern

species Platycerium elephantotis Schweinf.

species Platycerium ellisii Bak.

species Platycerium grande J. Sm.

species Platycerium hillii Moore

species Platycerium holttumii Joncheere & Hennipman

species Platycerium madagascariense Bak.

species Platycerium quadridichotomum (Bonap.) Desv.

species Platycerium ridleyi Christ

species Platycerium stemaria (Beauv.) Desv.

species Platycerium superbum de Joncheere & Hennipman - Staghorn Fern

species Platycerium veitchii (Underw.) C. Chr.

species Platycerium wandae Racib.

Links and literature

PLANTS Database [PLATY15]

PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

C. Ulloa et al. (2017): An integrated assessment of the vascular plant species of the Americas, Science. 358. 1614-1617 [as Platycerium Desv.]
Data retrieved on: 19 September 2019

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