Diplazium hymenodes, sometimes called the peacock fern (although this name is also used for other species), is a twinsorus fern in the wood fern family of polypod ferns.[1] It is native to Puerto Rico, but also occurs in Jamaica and Cuba. It prefers a moist growing environment at low to low-middle elevations.[2]

Diplazium hymenodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Athyriaceae
Genus: Diplazium
Species:
D. hymenodes
Binomial name
Diplazium hymenodes
Á. Löve & D. Löve

References edit

  1. ^ "Diplazium hymenodes (Mett.) Á. Löve & D. Löve: peacock fern". United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. ^ Alain H. Liogier; Luis F. Martorell (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: A Systematic Synopsis. La Editorial, UPR. ISBN 978-0-8477-0369-2.