Native records: 48 botanical areas
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, 45 more areas
See all areasDistribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.
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A lithophyte / epiphyte of subtropical climates. Native to India, China, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, French Polynesia and elsewhere.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Andorra
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Cameroon
China
Colombia
Comoros
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Fiji
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Kenya
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Macao
Malaysia
Martinique
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Monaco
Montserrat
Myanmar
Nepal
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norfolk Island
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (French part)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Singapore
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Taiwan, Province of China
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
United States Minor Outlying Islands
United States of America
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands (British)
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Areas outside any country
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.
The same climate occurs in 319 areas worldwide, 225 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).
The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.
Nephrolepis cordifolia is recorded as used medicinally.
Source location: p.681, left column, line 35
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715
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Saint Lucia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Macao · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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