EPPO Global Database

Nephrolepis cordifolia(NEHCO)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: NEHCO
  • Preferred name: Nephrolepis cordifolia
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Presl

Notes

Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan, Tibet), Japan, Korea, Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), New Zealand. Widely cultivated as an ornamental foliage plant. Introduced in Spain, Pakistan, eastern and southern Africa, USA (Florida), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone and most of inland Brazil)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Nephrolepis auriculata (Linnaeus) Trimen

Common names
Name Language
erect sword fern English
ladder fern English
tuberous sword fern English
helecho serrucho Spanish
felce pennata Italian
samambaia-escada Portuguese
samambaia-espada-estreita Portuguese
samambaia-espada-tuberosa Portuguese
samambaia-espinha-de-peixe Portuguese
tama-shida Japanese
タマシダ Japanese
нефролепис сердцелистный Russian
shèn jué Chinese
肾蕨 Chinese
줄고사리 Korean
jul go sa ri Korean