Platycerium alcicorne

Platycerium alcicorne is a species of staghorn fern (Platycerium) native to Madagascar, the Seychelles and Comoros Islands, as well as Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Platycerium alcicorne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Platycerium
Species:
P. alcicorne
Binomial name
Platycerium alcicorne

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens.

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