Native records: 13 botanical areas
Andaman Is., Borneo, Hawaii, 10 more areas
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An epiphyte of wet tropical climates. Native to Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Laos and elsewhere.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
Brunei Darussalam
- BorneoNative
India
- Andaman Is.Native
- Nicobar Is.Native
Indonesia
- BorneoNative
- MalukuNative
- New GuineaNative
- SulawesiNative
- SumateraNative
Lao People's Democratic Republic
- LaosNative
Malaysia
- BorneoNative
- MalayaNative
Myanmar
- Andaman Is.Native
Papua New Guinea
- New GuineaNative
- Solomon Is.Native
Philippines
- PhilippinesNative
Singapore
- MalayaNative
Solomon Islands
- Solomon Is.Native
Thailand
- ThailandNative
United States Minor Outlying Islands
- HawaiiNative
United States of America
- HawaiiNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- Am Tropical, monsoon
- Af Tropical, rainforest
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
The same climate occurs in 142 areas worldwide, 129 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
- Family
- Aspleniaceae
- Genus
- Asplenium
Other species in Asplenium
- Asplenium mosetenense
- Asplenium mossambicense
- Asplenium mourae
- Asplenium mucronatum
- Asplenium multiformeDrakensberg Spleenwort
- Asplenium munchii
- Asplenium musiraense
- Asplenium myriophyllumlimestone spleenwort
- Asplenium mysorense
- Asplenium namibicum
- Asplenium neobrackenridgeiNeobrackenridge's spleenwort
- Asplenium neohainanense
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Brunei Darussalam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Indonesia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
India · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Lao People's Democratic Republic · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Myanmar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Malaysia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Philippines · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Papua New Guinea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Singapore · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Solomon Islands · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Thailand · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
United States Minor Outlying Islands · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
United States of America · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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