Schellolepis subauriculata
(Blume) J. Sm.
White Caterpillar Fern
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Where to Find It
A tropical plant. They grow in the tropics. It grows attached to trees and on rocks in rainforests.
Asia, Australia, Fiji, India, Indochina, Indonesia, New Guinea, Pacific, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
A large fern. It grows attached to other plants. It has creeping rhizomes. These are densely scaly. The fronds with leaflets 10-15 cm long. These hang down. The rhizome scales drop off with age. The rhizome is then white and chalky.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from spores.
Names & Synonyms
Goniophlebium molle Bedd.Goniophlebium subauriculatum (Blume) Presl.Marginaria subauriculata (Blume) Nakai ex H. ItoPolypodiastrum molle (Bedd.) ChingPolypodium subauriculatum Bl.Polypodium subauriculatum var. serratifolium (Brack) Hook.Polypodium knightiae Hort.
References (5)
- Andrews, S.B., 1990, Ferns of Queensland. A handbook to the ferns and fern allies. Queensland DPI p 294
- Chaffey, C.H., 1999, Australian Ferns. Growing them successfully. Kangaroo Press. p 157 (As Goniophlebium subauriculatum)
- Goudey, C.J., 1988, A Handbook of Ferns for Australia and New Zealand. Lothian. p 105 (As Goniophlebium subauriculatum)
- Pham-Hoang Ho, 1999, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Tre. p 108 (As Goniophlebium subauriculatum)
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 880
