| Platycerium alcicorne | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| (unranked): | Eupolypods I |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Platycerium |
| Species: | P. alcicorne |
| Binomial name | |
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Platycerium alcicorne Desv. |
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Platycerium alcicorne, the staghorn fern, is a species of Platycerium fern native to Madagascar, the Seychelles and Comoros Islands, as well as Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens.