Common name
English: Rabbit's Foot Fern
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Pteridophyta (43)
Class: Filicopsida (7)
Order: Filicales (7)
Family: Davalliaceae (2)
Genus: Davallia (2)
Epithet: denticulata (Burm.) Mett. (3)
Synonyms: Adiantum denticulatum Burm. f., Davallia chaerophylloides (Poir.) Steud., Davallia elegans Sw., Davallia schnellii Tardieu
denticulata => with minute teeth
denticulatum => with minute teeth
elegans => graceful, neat, nice
schnellii => in honor of Raymond Albert Alfred Schnell (1913-1999), French botanist and specialist in tropical phytogeography
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
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Literature
- [29] Piggott, A. G. (1988): Ferns of Malaysia in Colour. Tropical Press Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.