Common name
English: Giant sword fern
German: Biseratenfarn
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2612)
Phylum: Pteridophyta (46)
Class: Polypodiopsida (35)
Order: Polypodiales (34)
Family: Dryopteridaceae (8)
Genus: Nephrolepis (1)
Epithet: biserrata (Sw.) Schott (1)
biserrata => from Latin bi, twice and serratus, saw-like or serrated; ie. doubly serrated, referring to the leaves
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb