Plantas de la Isla de
Plants of the Island of

Puerto Rico

Conservation of rare plants, animals, and ecosystems

Família/Family: Pteridaceae

Grupo/Group: Helechos y afines/Ferns and allies.

Forma de vida/Life form: Hierba/Herb

Duración de vida/Lifespan: Perenne/Perennial.

Sustrato/Substrate: Terrestre/Terrestrial.

Distribución nativa/Native range: Nativa del Viejo Mundo (islas del Océano Índico [Mascareñas]); ampliamente cultivada y a veces naturalizada. / Native to the Old World (Indian Ocean islands [Mascarene]); widely cultivated and sometimes naturalized.

Mapa de ubicaciones / Map of locations

Notas/Notes: This speices has a 1-pinnate, flagelliform frond with a proliferous tip. For an image of the closely-related A. caudatum, visit TROPICOS.