Platycerium coronarium

Platycerium coronarium

''Platycerium coronarium'' is an epiphytic species of staghorn fern in the genus ''Platycerium''. It is found in maritime Southeast Asia and Indochina. and throughout the East Indies. It produces two kinds of leaves: Foliage leaves which are broad and upright in habit, and spore bearing leaves which are narrow, pendulous, dichotomously lobed and up to fifteen feet in length.
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionPolypodiophyta
ClassPolypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyPolypodiaceae
GenusPlatycerium
SpeciesP. coronarium