Taxon:  Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott



Summary
Genus:
Nephrolepis
Nomen number:
25201
Place of publication:
Gen. fil. ad t. 3.  1834
Verified:
11/12/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Aspidium biserratum Sw.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aspidium acutum Schkuhr
Nephrolepis acuta (Schkuhr) C. Presl

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  3. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  6. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  7. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  8. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia. 445.
  9. Hoshizaki, B. J. & R. C. Moran. 2001. Fern grower's manual. Revised and expanded edition 390-391.
  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  11. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  12. Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
  13. Merlin, M. D. & J. O. Juvik. 1992. Relationships among native and alien plants on Pacific islands with and without significant human disturbance and feral ungulates. In: Stone, C. P. et al., Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: management and research 616.
  14. Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
  15. Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed. 43.
  16. Proctor, G. R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:265.
  17. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  18. Tryon, R. M. et al. 1993. Part V. (18. Aspleniaceae - 21. Polypodiaceae). In: Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze, eds., Pteridophyta of Peru. Fieldiana, Botany new ser. 32:51-52.
  19. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgiant sword fern  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia. 445.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed. 43.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificNauru  Merlin, M. D. & J. O. Juvik. 1992. Relationships among native and alien plants on Pacific islands with and without significant human disturbance and feral ungulates. In: Stone, C. P. et al., Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: management and research 616.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParanás.Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Proctor, G. R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:265.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Proctor, G. R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:265.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Tryon, R. M. et al. 1993. Part V. (18. Aspleniaceae - 21. Polypodiaceae). In: Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze, eds., Pteridophyta of Peru. Fieldiana, Botany new ser. 32:51-52.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Tryon, R. M. et al. 1993. Part V. (18. Aspleniaceae - 21. Polypodiaceae). In: Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze, eds., Pteridophyta of Peru. Fieldiana, Botany new ser. 32:51-52.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Tryon, R. M. et al. 1993. Part V. (18. Aspleniaceae - 21. Polypodiaceae). In: Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze, eds., Pteridophyta of Peru. Fieldiana, Botany new ser. 32:51-52.
2Cultivated    widely cult.Hoshizaki, B. J. & R. C. Moran. 2001. Fern grower's manual. Revised and expanded edition 390-391.
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Zambia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Tabasco, Yucatán]
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Nauru
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Jamaica, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Paraná (s.)]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated (widely cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  2. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  3. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  4. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia. 445.
  7. Hoshizaki, B. J. & R. C. Moran. 2001. Fern grower's manual. Revised and expanded edition 390-391.
  8. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  9. Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa
  10. Merlin, M. D. & J. O. Juvik. 1992. Relationships among native and alien plants on Pacific islands with and without significant human disturbance and feral ungulates. In: Stone, C. P. et al., Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: management and research 616.
  11. Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
  12. Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed. 43.
  13. Proctor, G. R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:265.
  14. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  15. Tryon, R. M. et al. 1993. Part V. (18. Aspleniaceae - 21. Polypodiaceae). In: Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze, eds., Pteridophyta of Peru. Fieldiana, Botany new ser. 32:51-52.
  16. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25201. Accessed 12 May 2026.