These are naturally growing on the tree trunks inside our garden. Pankaj
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah! this is is sold here as an indoor plant, quite popular, birdnest fern i > think it is called. > > just read on wiki: In Hong Kong, this species is under protection > based on Forestry Regulations Cap. 96A. > > Am 27.09.2011 13:42, schrieb Pankaj Kumar: > > Asplenium nidus L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1079 1079 1753. > > Synonyms: > Asplenium antiquum Makino J. Jap. Bot. 6(11): 32 32 1929. > Asplenium australasicum (J. Sm.) Hook. Fil. Exot. t. 88 1854. > Asplenium ficifolium Goldm. Nov. Act. 19: 461 461 1843. > Asplenium ficifolium Goldm. Nov. Act. 19: 461 461 1843. > Neottopteris australasica J. Sm. Cult. Ferns 49 49 1857. > Neottopteris mauritiana Fée Mem. Foug., Gen. Filic. 203 203 1850. > Neottopteris musaefolia J. Sm. J. Bot. 3: 409 409 1861. > Neottopteris nidus (L.) J. Sm. J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 409 409 1841. > Neottopteris rigida Fée Mem. Foug., Gen. Filic. 203 203 1850. > Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C. Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5 > 6: 428 428 1851. > > Family: ASPLENIACEAE > > Current Location: KFBG, Hong Kong. > > Regards > Pankaj > > > -- ********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Office: Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 36B, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 9436 6251; +852 5431 6094 (mobile)
