Nephrolepis cordifolia

Tags: Fern.

Tuber ladder fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia) is a fern native to northern Australia and Asia. It has many common names including erect sword fern narrow sword fern and ladder fern fishbone fern and herringbone fern. It is similar to the related fern Nephrolepis exaltata.

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class

Fern

division

Pteridophyte

family

Lomariopsidaceae

genus

Nephrolepis

kingdom

Plant

order

Polypodiales

synonym

*''Nephrolepis auriculata (L.) Trimen), *Aspidium cordifolium (L.) Sw.), *Aspidium pendulum (Raddi), *Aspidium tuberosum (Bory ex Willd), *Aspidium volubile (Sm.) F.M.Bailey), *Nephrodium pendulum (Raddi) Desv.), *Nephrodium tuberosum (Bory ex Willd.) Desv), *Nephrolepis radicans (Burm.f.) Kuhn), *Nephrolepis tuberosa (Bory ex Willd.) C.Presl), *Polypodium cordifolium (L.)