Silver elkhorn fern

(Platycerium veitchii)

Description

Platycerium veitchiiis a stone-growing plant species first described by Lucien Marcus Underwood and became known as Carl Frederik Albert Christensen Platycerium veitchii is part of the genus Platycerium and the Polypodiaceae family

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Polypodiopsida

Order:Polypodiales

Family:Polypodiaceae

Genus:Platycerium

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