Marattiaceae
Oriental vessel fern
Angiopteris evecta
- Family
- Marattiaceae
- Genus
- Angiopteris
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Common names
By language (8)
- Burmese
- ဍရင်ကောက်ကြီး
- Cantonese
- 觀音座蓮
- Chinese
- 蓮座蕨, 莲座蕨, 观音座莲
- English
- Oriental vessel fern, King fern
- French
- Fougère royale
- Korean
- 대왕고사리, 코끼리고사리
- shn
- ၽၵ်းၵုတ်ႇလူင်
- Thai
- ว่านกีบแรด
Synonyms
- Angiopteris acrocarpa de Vriese
- Angiopteris alata Nadeaud
- Angiopteris aurata de Vriese
- Angiopteris beecheyana de Vriese
- Angiopteris brongniartiana de Vriese
- Angiopteris canaliculata Holttum
- Angiopteris commutata C.Presl
- Angiopteris cupreata de Vriese
- Angiopteris elongata Hieron.
- Angiopteris erecta Desv.
- Angiopteris evanidostriata Hieron.
- Angiopteris evecta var. rurutensis E.D.Br.
- Angiopteris evecta var. vaupelii Hieron.
- Angiopteris hellwigii Hieron.
- Angiopteris lasegueana de Vriese
- Angiopteris lauterbachii Hieron.
- Angiopteris longifolia Grev. & Hook.
- Angiopteris lorentzii Rosenst.
- Angiopteris muricata Pr.; de Vriese
- Angiopteris naumannii Hieron.
- Angiopteris novocaledonica Hieron.
- Angiopteris palauensis Hieron.
- Callipteris heterophylla T.Moore
- Danaea evecta (G.Forst.) Spreng.
- Polypodium evectum G.Forst.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hervé Rey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hervé Rey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hervé Rey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hervé Rey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jorge Capelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.