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Davallia heterophylla

Davallia heterophylla Sm.
Davallia heterophylla
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Davallia heterophylla Sm. is a species in the genus Davallia of the family Davalliaceae. It was first described in 1793 and is native to a wide range of tropical regions in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.

Description

Davallia heterophylla Sm. is a fern species belonging to the family Davalliaceae. It is distributed across several island groups and countries, including the Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, and Thailand. This species is part of the genus Davallia, which is known for its epiphytic or lithophytic growth habit. The plant was first published in 1793.

Distribution

Bismarck Archipelago · Borneo · Cambodia · Caroline Is. · Fiji · Jawa · Lesser Sunda Is. · Malaya · Maluku · Marianas · New Guinea · Nicobar Is. · Niue · Philippines · Samoa · Solomon Is. · Sulawesi · Sumatera · Thailand · Tonga · Vietnam · Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Davallia angustifoliaDavallia lobulosaDavallia longicaudaDavallia ophioglossaHumata nervosaHumata ophioglossaTrichomanes heterophyllumHumata heterophyllaDavallia heterophylla var. nervosaHumata pinnatifidaDavallia pinnatifida

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