- Family:
- Polypodiaceae J.Presl & C.Presl
- Genus:
- Nephrolepis Schott
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–2800 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Colombia
[UPB]
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Ecology
- Alt. 0 - 2800 m.
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Colombia.
- Morphology General Habit
- Herb.
- Conservation
- Not Evaluated.
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Fiji, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marquesas, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Réunion, Seychelles, Society Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tubuai Is., Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced into:
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Azores, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, California, Cape Provinces, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, France, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Madeira, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Windward Is.
- English
- Ladder Fern
- Spanish
- Helecho.
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 1, 2005 | Fay Louis [4827], Cameroon | K000338408 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2003 | Gawi, M. [8], Papua New Guinea | K000084551 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2003 | Parris, B.S. [10101], Papua New Guinea | K000084552 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2003 | Kloss, C.B. [s.n.], Indonesia | K000475528 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2003 | Spruce, R. [4082], Peru | K000200103 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 2003 | Croft, J.R. [61999], Papua New Guinea | K000084553 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2003 | Rifai, M.A. [6512], Indonesia | K000084550 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2003 | Croft, J.R. [61999], Papua New Guinea | K000084554 | No | ||
Mar 20, 1986 | Burkill, I.H. [12613], Malaysia | K000083945 | No | ||
Mar 20, 1986 | Turnau, E.A. [839], Malaysia | K000083950 | No | ||
Mar 20, 1986 | Forman, L.L. [104], Indonesia | K000084225 | No | ||
Mar 20, 1986 | Schiffner, V. [893], Indonesia | K000084232 | No | ||
Mar 20, 1986 | Whitehead, J.C. [126], Indonesia | K000084231 | No | ||
Mar 20, 1986 | Piggott, A.G. [1180], Malaysia | K000083958 | No | ||
Apr 1, 1971 | Hernaez, B.F. [s.n.], Philippines | K000084419 | No | ||
Apr 1, 1960 | Ernst, A. [681], Indonesia | K000084236 | No | ||
Jul 3, 1959 | Quisumbing, E. [M41], Philippines | K000084425 | No | ||
Dec 1, 1931 | Elbert, J. [4014], Indonesia | K000084237 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1920 | Bünnemeijer, H.A.B. [9626], Indonesia | K000084235 | No | ||
Ballard, F. [1064], Sri Lanka | 23262.000 | No | |||
26561.000 | No | ||||
Coulter, F.M. | 7471.000 | No | |||
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [517], Indonesia | K000083909 | No | |||
Parris, B.S [10506], Malaysia | K000083948 | No | |||
Holttum, R.E. [31208], Malaysia | K000083952 | No | |||
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.], Malaysia | K000083953 | No | |||
Holttum, R.E. [20759], Malaysia | K000083954 | No | |||
Haniff, Md. [7984], Malaysia | K000083955 | No | |||
Hose, E.S. [5014], Malaysia | K000083957 | No | |||
Piggott, A.G. [1181], Malaysia | K000083959 | No | |||
Santos, ?J.K. [31652], Philippines | K000084416 | No | |||
Whitford, H.N. [143], Philippines | K000084418 | No | |||
Vidal, S. [1900], Philippines | K000084421 | No | |||
Conklin, H.C. [78618], Philippines | K000084422 | No | |||
Vriese, W.H. de [341], Indonesia | K000084228 | No | |||
Anonymous [s.n.], Indonesia | K000084230 | No | |||
Morley, R.J. [106], Indonesia | K000084233 | No | |||
Matthew, C.G. [s.n.], Indonesia | K000084234 | No | |||
Chew, W.L. [1296], Malaysia | K000084238 | No | |||
Kato, M. [B3509], Indonesia | K000084240 | No | |||
Smith, E. [2739], Indonesia | K000084241 | No | |||
Hennipman, E. [5159], Indonesia | K000084242 | No | |||
Parris, B.S. [11214], Indonesia | K000084243 | No | |||
Wheeler, J.M. [ANU5776], Papua New Guinea | K000084574 | No | |||
Womersley, J.S. [5920], Papua New Guinea | K000084576 | No | |||
Stevens, P.F. [LAE54137], Papua New Guinea | K000084578 | No | |||
Parris, B.S. [7899], Papua New Guinea | K000084556 | No | |||
Unkau, C. [038], Papua New Guinea | K000084557 | No | |||
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [635], Indonesia | K000084560 | No | |||
Ekman, E.L. [11627], Dominican Republic | K000590569 | Yes | |||
Kato, M. [C1429], Indonesia | K000084245 | No | |||
Kato, M. [C3884], Indonesia | K000084244 | No | |||
Blackwood, B. [205], Papua New Guinea | K000084571 | No | |||
Kog, P. [005], Papua New Guinea | K000084558 | No | |||
Parris, B.S. [7899], Papua New Guinea | K000084555 | No | |||
Parris, B.S [10515], Malaysia | K000083947 | No | |||
Millar, A. [NGF18523], Papua New Guinea | K000084575 | No | |||
Nakaike, T. [71], Papua New Guinea | K000084573 | No | |||
Conklin, H.C. [2544], Philippines | K000084427 | No | |||
Burkill, I.H. [8495], Malaysia | K000083956 | No | |||
Stevens, P.F. [LAE54059], Papua New Guinea | K000084577 | No | |||
Schiffner, V. [s.n.], Indonesia | K000084226 | No | |||
Blume, C.L. [s.n.], Indonesia | K000084227 | No | |||
Chew, W.L. [4416], Malaysia | K000084239 | No | |||
Colenso, W. [s.n.], New Zealand | K001092494 | Yes | |||
Cuming, H. [213], Philippines | K000084413 | No | |||
Manseima, J. [03], Papua New Guinea | K000084572 | No | |||
Sinclair, J. [38666], Malaysia | K000083946 | No | |||
Price, M.G. [1806a], Philippines | K000084424 | No | |||
Anonymous [236], Indonesia | K000084229 | No | |||
Wong, K.M. [35234], Malaysia | K000083951 | No | |||
Palis, K. [4], Papua New Guinea | K000084570 | No | |||
Wilson, E.H. [5251], China | K000812186 | No | |||
Croft, J.R. [560], Papua New Guinea | K000084579 | No | |||
Wong, K.M. [35234], Malaysia | K000083949 | No | |||
Elmer, A.D.E. [6824], Philippines | K000084417 | No | |||
Conklin, H.C. [2544], Philippines | K000084426 | No | |||
Spruce, R. [4082], Ecuador | K000200105 | Yes | |||
Elmer, A.D.E. [22214], Philippines | K000084414 | No | |||
Elmer, A.D.E. [22373], Philippines | K000084415 | No | |||
Elmer, A.D.E. [6507], Philippines | K000084420 | No | |||
Parris, B.S. [5664b], Philippines | K000084423 | No | |||
Versteegh, C. [12558], Indonesia | K000084559 | No |
First published in Tent. Pterid.: 79 (1836)
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