Polytaenium dussianum
Polytaenium cajenense
(Desv.) Benedict Species
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- Botanical name
- Polytaenium cajenense
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Polytaenium
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Polytaenium cajenense
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Polytaenium cajenense but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Antrophyum brasilianum
Antrophyum brasilianum var. elongatum
Antrophyum cajenense
Antrophyum discoideum
Antrophyum lacantunense
Antrophyum spathulatum
Antrophyum subsessile
Antrophyum subsessile var. elongatum
Hemionitis brasiliana
Hemionitis cajenensis
Hemionitis reticulata
Hemionitis reticulata var. brasiliensis
Polytaenium brasilianum
Polytaenium discoideum
Others in Polytaenium
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