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Platycerium coronarium (Konig) Desv.

elkhorn fern

Native records: 9 botanical areas

Borneo, Cambodia, Laos, 6 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Platycerium coronarium

An epiphyte of wet tropical climates. Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar 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

  • Cambodia

    • CambodiaNative

  • Indonesia

    • BorneoNative
    • SumateraNative

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic

    • LaosNative

  • Malaysia

    • BorneoNative
    • MalayaNative

  • Myanmar

    • MyanmarNative

  • Philippines

    • PhilippinesNative

  • Singapore

    • MalayaNative

  • Thailand

    • ThailandNative

  • Viet Nam

    • VietnamNative

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.

  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Am Tropical, monsoon

The same climate occurs in 126 areas worldwide, 117 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).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Platycerium coronarium is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.681, right column, line 19

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

elkhorn fern

Family
Polypodiaceae
Genus
Platycerium

Other species in Platycerium

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Brunei Darussalam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Indonesia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Cambodia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Lao People's Democratic Republic · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Myanmar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Malaysia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Philippines · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Singapore · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Thailand · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Viet Nam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

Image information

  • Photograph of Platycerium coronarium

    Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · File page