Nephrolepidaceae
Giant swordfern
Nephrolepis biserrata
- Family
- Nephrolepidaceae
- Genus
- Nephrolepis
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 長葉腎蕨, 长叶肾蕨, 耳叶肾蕨
- English
- Giant swordfern, Laurel-leaf swordfern
- iba
- Paku keru
- Japanese
- ホウビカンジュ
- Malay
- Paku larat
Synonyms
- Aspidium acuminatum Willd.
- Aspidium acutum Schkuhr
- Aspidium articulatum Sieber
- Aspidium bidentatum (C.Presl) Spreng.
- Aspidium biserratum Sw.
- Aspidium biserratum var. paraense Farw.
- Aspidium ensifolium Schkuhr
- Aspidium exaltatum var. longipinna Benth.
- Aspidium gibbosum Willd.
- Aspidium guineense Schumach.
- Aspidium hoffmannseggii Poir.
- Aspidium hoffmenseggii Poir.
- Aspidium mauritianum Desv.
- Aspidium nigropunctatum Spreng.
- Aspidium paludosum Raddi
- Aspidium paraense Willd.
- Aspidium punctulatum (Poir.) Sw.
- Aspidium rufescens (Schrad.) Kunze
- Aspidium splendens Willd.
- Hypopeltis amygdalina Bory
- Hypopeltis biserrata (Sw.) Bory
- Hypopeltis palmoides Bory
- Lastrea bidentata T.Moore
- Lepidoneuron acuminatum (Willd.) Fée
- Lepidoneuron biauritum (C.Presl) Fée
- Lepidoneuron bidentatum (C.Presl) Fée
- Lepidoneuron biserratum (Sw.) Fée
- Lepidoneuron punctulatum (Poir.) Fée
- Lepidoneuron rufescens (Schrad.) Fée
- Nephrodium acuminatum (Willd.) C.Presl
- Nephrodium acutum (Schkuhr) C.Presl
- Nephrodium bidentatum C.Presl
- Nephrodium biserratum (Sw.) C.Presl
- Nephrodium biserratum (Sw.) Desv.
- Nephrodium gibbosum Gaudich.
- Nephrodium guianense Desv.
- Nephrodium hoffmanseggii Desv.
- Nephrodium mauritianum (Desv.) Desv.
- Nephrodium palmoides Rich.
- Nephrodium punctulatum (Poir.) Desv.
and 61 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Adib Rf, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Sassi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Vishal soni, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: danielplatonos, 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.