*Nephrolepis brownii (Desvaux) Hovenkamp & Miyamoto. Common name: Asian Sword Fern. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Open, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Old World tropics and subtropics.
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.; = K4, POWO, WH3, Hovenkamp & Miyamoto (2005), Lin et al (2013); Nephrodium brownii Desv. > Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) F.M.Jarrett ex C.V.Morton — Bah, Fl1, FNA2, Meso1, NS. Basionym: Nephrodium brownii Desv. 1827
Links to other floras: > Nephrolepis multiflora - FNA2
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