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 Nephrolepis bostoniensis hort.; Amer

Family	:	Nephrolepidaceae
Local Name	:	English:  Boston fern Malayalm:
Distribution	:	Florida, West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America, Polynesia and Africa
Key Botanical Characters: Evergreen fern that grows with an upright spreading habit to 3’ tall and as wide. In its native habitat, it may grow to as much as 7’ tall. It is an easy and popular fern to grow indoors. Generally sword-shaped fronds have shallow toothed to entire pinnae. Fronds initially grow upward but arch gracefully with age.