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Rock-ginger Fern
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Rock-ginger Fern

Drynaria coronans

Drynaria coronans is a species of tropical fern widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia, from Nepal to Peninsular Malaysia. Like other Drynaria, it is an epiphyte and its scientific name (coronans) refers to the circular, crown-like growth habit. One of the species of basket fern more common in cultivation as a houseplant, it has as thick rhizome that soaks up moisture and fronds that are up to 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) long and 40 centimetres (16 in) wide.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 871544.