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Broad sword fern (Nephrolepis biserrata) is a species of fern in the Nephrolepidaceae, epiphytic and terrestrial, with grayish-brown stems, brown hairs, and 10–130 cm long. The leaf blades are green, 7 cm long, 1.5 cm wide, and hairy brown on the underside. The sori are attached to the underside of the leaf blade, with about 60 sori along the edge and are brown in color.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Polypodiidae
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Nephrolepidaceae
Genus: Nephrolepis Schott in Gen. Fil. (Vindob.): t. 3 (1834)
Species: Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott in Gen. Fil. (Vindob.): t. 3 (1834)
Homotypic Synonyms
Aspidium biserratum Sw. (1801)
Hypopeltis biserrata (Sw.) Bory (1833)
Lepidoneuron biserratum (Sw.) Fée (1852)
Nephrodium biserratum (Sw.) C.Presl
Nephrolepis biserrata var. normalis Domin (1929)
Nephrolepis exaltata var. biserrata (Sw.) Baker (1870)
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. biserrata (Sw.) Kuntze (1891)
Heterotypic Synonyms
Aspidium acuminatum Willd.
Aspidium acutum Schkuhr
Aspidium articulatum Siebold in Exsicc.
Aspidium bidentatum (C.Presl) Spreng.
Aspidium biserratum var. furcans (T.Moore) Farw.
Aspidium biserratum var. paraense Farw.
Aspidium exaltatum var. longipinna Benth.
Aspidium gibbosum Willd.
Aspidium guineense Schumach.
Aspidium hoffmannseggii Poir.
Aspidium mauritianum Desv.
Aspidium nigropunctatum Spreng.
Aspidium paraense Willd.
Aspidium punctulatum (Poir.) Sw.
Aspidium rufescens (Schrad.) Kunze
Aspidium splendens Willd.
Hypopeltis amygdalina Bory
Hypopeltis palmoides Bory
Lepidoneuron acuminatum (Willd.) Fée
Lepidoneuron biauritum (C.Presl) Fée
Lepidoneuron bidentatum (C.Presl) Fée
Lepidoneuron punctulatum (Poir.) Fée
Lepidoneuron rufescens (Schrad.) Fée
Nephrodium acuminatum (Willd.) C.Presl
Nephrodium acutum (Schkuhr) C.Presl
Nephrodium bidentatum C.Presl
Nephrodium gibbosum (Willd.) Gaudich.
Nephrodium guianense Desv.
Nephrodium hoffmanseggii Desv.
Nephrodium mauritianum Desv.
Nephrodium palmoides Rich.
Nephrodium punctulatum (Poir.) Desv.
Nephrodium rufescens Schrad.
Nephrodium timoriense Desv.
Nephrolepis acuminata (Willd.) C.Presl.
Nephrolepis acuta (Schkuhr) C.Presl
Nephrolepis acuta var. laurifolia Christ
Nephrolepis arthropteroides G.Kunkel
Nephrolepis biaurita C.Presl
Nephrolepis bidentata (C.Presl) C.Presl
Nephrolepis biserrata var. auriculata Ching
Nephrolepis biserrata var. digitiformis G.Kunkel
Nephrolepis biserrata var. furcans (T.Moore) L.H.Bailey
Nephrolepis biserrata var. glabrata Domin
Nephrolepis biserrata var. glandulosa Kuhn
Nephrolepis biserrata var. mauritiana (Desv.) Kuhn
Nephrolepis biserrata subsp. punctulatum (Poir.) Bonap.
Nephrolepis biserrata var. rufescens (Schrad.) Luetzelb.
Nephrolepis biserrata var. subferruginea Hook.
Nephrolepis biserrata var. subintegrifolia Domin
Nephrolepis caudata Christ
Nephrolepis davallioides var. furcans T.Moore
Nephrolepis dayakorum Bonap.
Nephrolepis depauperata de Vriese
Nephrolepis ensifolia (Schkuhr) C.Presl
Nephrolepis falcata f. furcans (T.Moore) Proctor
Nephrolepis gibbosa (Willd.) C.Presl
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. acuta (Schkuhr) Kuntze
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. ensifolia (Schkuhr) Kuntze
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. rufescens (Schrad.) Bonap.
Nephrolepis laurifolia (Christ) Proctor
Nephrolepis macrophylla C.Presl
Nephrolepis mauritiana T.Moore
Nephrolepis mollis Rosenst.
Nephrolepis paraensis (Willd.) C.Presl
Nephrolepis persicifolia Christ
Nephrolepis pilosula Alderw.
Nephrolepis platyotis Kunze
Nephrolepis punctulata (Poir.) C.Presl
Nephrolepis punctulata f. genuina Hieron.
Nephrolepis punctulata var. rufescens (Schrad.) Kunze
Nephrolepis rufescens (Schrad.) Wawra
Nephrolepis splendens (Willd.) C.Presl
Nephrolepis subcordata C.Presl
Nephrolepis zollingeriana de Vriese
Polypodium flagelliferum Roxb.
Polypodium glabrum Burm.f.
Polypodium integerrimum Vell.
Polypodium nephrolepioides Christ
Polypodium palmoides Bory
Polypodium punctulatum Poir.
Polypodium punctulatum var. hirsutum Mett.
Polypodium signatum (Blanco) Blanco
Polystichum acutum C.Presl
Tectaria fraxinea Cav.
Pteris piloselloides Blanco
Pteris signata Blanco
English: Broad sword fern, Large sword fern, Giant sword fern, Purple-stalk sword fern
Indonesia: Pakis pedang, Paku pedang, Paku harupat
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Location: Karangmojo, Gunungkidu; Regency, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.
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Pyrrosia longifolia
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Pyrrosia adnascens
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Drynaria propinqua
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#Dlium
Broad sword fern (Nephrolepis biserrata) is a species of fern in the Nephrolepidaceae, epiphytic and terrestrial, with grayish-brown stems, brown hairs, and 10–130 cm long. The leaf blades are green, 7 cm long, 1.5 cm wide, and hairy brown on the underside. The sori are attached to the underside of the leaf blade, with about 60 sori along the edge and are brown in color.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Polypodiidae
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Nephrolepidaceae
Genus: Nephrolepis Schott in Gen. Fil. (Vindob.): t. 3 (1834)
Species: Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott in Gen. Fil. (Vindob.): t. 3 (1834)
Homotypic Synonyms
Aspidium biserratum Sw. (1801)
Hypopeltis biserrata (Sw.) Bory (1833)
Lepidoneuron biserratum (Sw.) Fée (1852)
Nephrodium biserratum (Sw.) C.Presl
Nephrolepis biserrata var. normalis Domin (1929)
Nephrolepis exaltata var. biserrata (Sw.) Baker (1870)
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. biserrata (Sw.) Kuntze (1891)
Heterotypic Synonyms
Aspidium acuminatum Willd.
Aspidium acutum Schkuhr
Aspidium articulatum Siebold in Exsicc.
Aspidium bidentatum (C.Presl) Spreng.
Aspidium biserratum var. furcans (T.Moore) Farw.
Aspidium biserratum var. paraense Farw.
Aspidium exaltatum var. longipinna Benth.
Aspidium gibbosum Willd.
Aspidium guineense Schumach.
Aspidium hoffmannseggii Poir.
Aspidium mauritianum Desv.
Aspidium nigropunctatum Spreng.
Aspidium paraense Willd.
Aspidium punctulatum (Poir.) Sw.
Aspidium rufescens (Schrad.) Kunze
Aspidium splendens Willd.
Hypopeltis amygdalina Bory
Hypopeltis palmoides Bory
Lepidoneuron acuminatum (Willd.) Fée
Lepidoneuron biauritum (C.Presl) Fée
Lepidoneuron bidentatum (C.Presl) Fée
Lepidoneuron punctulatum (Poir.) Fée
Lepidoneuron rufescens (Schrad.) Fée
Nephrodium acuminatum (Willd.) C.Presl
Nephrodium acutum (Schkuhr) C.Presl
Nephrodium bidentatum C.Presl
Nephrodium gibbosum (Willd.) Gaudich.
Nephrodium guianense Desv.
Nephrodium hoffmanseggii Desv.
Nephrodium mauritianum Desv.
Nephrodium palmoides Rich.
Nephrodium punctulatum (Poir.) Desv.
Nephrodium rufescens Schrad.
Nephrodium timoriense Desv.
Nephrolepis acuminata (Willd.) C.Presl.
Nephrolepis acuta (Schkuhr) C.Presl
Nephrolepis acuta var. laurifolia Christ
Nephrolepis arthropteroides G.Kunkel
Nephrolepis biaurita C.Presl
Nephrolepis bidentata (C.Presl) C.Presl
Nephrolepis biserrata var. auriculata Ching
Nephrolepis biserrata var. digitiformis G.Kunkel
Nephrolepis biserrata var. furcans (T.Moore) L.H.Bailey
Nephrolepis biserrata var. glabrata Domin
Nephrolepis biserrata var. glandulosa Kuhn
Nephrolepis biserrata var. mauritiana (Desv.) Kuhn
Nephrolepis biserrata subsp. punctulatum (Poir.) Bonap.
Nephrolepis biserrata var. rufescens (Schrad.) Luetzelb.
Nephrolepis biserrata var. subferruginea Hook.
Nephrolepis biserrata var. subintegrifolia Domin
Nephrolepis caudata Christ
Nephrolepis davallioides var. furcans T.Moore
Nephrolepis dayakorum Bonap.
Nephrolepis depauperata de Vriese
Nephrolepis ensifolia (Schkuhr) C.Presl
Nephrolepis falcata f. furcans (T.Moore) Proctor
Nephrolepis gibbosa (Willd.) C.Presl
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. acuta (Schkuhr) Kuntze
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. ensifolia (Schkuhr) Kuntze
Nephrolepis hirsutula var. rufescens (Schrad.) Bonap.
Nephrolepis laurifolia (Christ) Proctor
Nephrolepis macrophylla C.Presl
Nephrolepis mauritiana T.Moore
Nephrolepis mollis Rosenst.
Nephrolepis paraensis (Willd.) C.Presl
Nephrolepis persicifolia Christ
Nephrolepis pilosula Alderw.
Nephrolepis platyotis Kunze
Nephrolepis punctulata (Poir.) C.Presl
Nephrolepis punctulata f. genuina Hieron.
Nephrolepis punctulata var. rufescens (Schrad.) Kunze
Nephrolepis rufescens (Schrad.) Wawra
Nephrolepis splendens (Willd.) C.Presl
Nephrolepis subcordata C.Presl
Nephrolepis zollingeriana de Vriese
Polypodium flagelliferum Roxb.
Polypodium glabrum Burm.f.
Polypodium integerrimum Vell.
Polypodium nephrolepioides Christ
Polypodium palmoides Bory
Polypodium punctulatum Poir.
Polypodium punctulatum var. hirsutum Mett.
Polypodium signatum (Blanco) Blanco
Polystichum acutum C.Presl
Tectaria fraxinea Cav.
Pteris piloselloides Blanco
Pteris signata Blanco
English: Broad sword fern, Large sword fern, Giant sword fern, Purple-stalk sword fern
Indonesia: Pakis pedang, Paku pedang, Paku harupat
Learn more: dlium.com/2026/03/broad-sword-fern-nephrolepis-biserrata.html
Location: Karangmojo, Gunungkidu; Regency, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.
Aryo Bandoro
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