Yes, it is a fern - and is widely in cultivation and commerce world-wide.
The correct name under the International Code of Nomenclature is
Mickelopteris cordata, though in previous literature it was called
Hemionitis arifolia or Parahemionitis arifolia. But the designated
lectotype of arifolia is a different genus and species altogether and this
species is separate from Hemionitis.
It likes growing on mossy walls in south India and dries up completely in
the dry season. I have a big plant here in my little garden in Portugal
that I bought in a Lidl supermarket, growing well in a pot outside- though
it started drying up last week when I forgot to water it, now recovered. I
hope it will get through our wet Winter.
The plant produces interesting little adventive plantlets from a bulbil in
the crux of the frond at the top of the stipe, when growing well, so you
get tiny plants emerging on top of the leaves - curious and interesting
horticulturally.
Best,
Chris Fraser-Jenkins.
On Sat, 27 Nov 2021 at 18:56, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Segregating post clubbed due to same subject
> <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/JZRvXsFHUys>:
> Respected community,
>
> The habit is herbaceous, the leaf appears like a simple leaf of
> angiosperm. It has intricate venetion. Could it be a fern first if all?
>
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Sachin Bhaskar.
>
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