Asplenium nidus

Taxonavigation==

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium
Species: Asplenium nidus

Name

Asplenium nidus L., Sp. Pl.: 1079 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Neottopteris nidus (L.) J.Sm. ex Hook., Gen. Fil.: t. CXIII.B (1842).
- Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 68 (1851).
Heterotypic
- Polypodium giganteum Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 83 (1790), nom. nud.
- Phyllitis amboinica Rumph. ex Sw., Syn. Fil. (Kiliae): 85 (1806).
- Neottopteris vulgaris J.Sm., J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 409 (1841), nom. superfl.
- Asplenium ficifolium Goldm., Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 461 (1843).
- Neottopteris ovata J.Sm. ex Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 203 (1852), nom. nud.
- Neottopteris elliptica Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 203 (1852).
  - Asplenium ellipticum (Fée) Copel., Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 819 (1910).
- Neottopteris stenocarpa Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 203 (1852).
- Asplenium nidus var. plicatum Alderw., Malayan Ferns: 440 (1909).

Homonyms

Asplenium nidus Raddi = Asplenium serratum L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas Island.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Queensland.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1079. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Asplenium nidus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb 8. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Asplenium nidus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Feb 2025.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Asplenium nidus. Published online. Accessed: 8 Feb 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Asplenium nidus Accessed: 8 Feb 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Nestfarn
English: Bird's-nest Fern
suomi: Pesäraunioinen
français: Fougère Nid d'oiseau
Bahasa Indonesia: Paku sarang burung
lietuvių: Lizdinė kalnarūtė
Nederlands: Nestvaren
polski: Zanokcica gniazdowa
русский: Костенец гнездовой
ไทย: ข้าหลวงหลังลาย
lea faka-Tonga: Hakato