Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
(Vahl) Mett. ex Krug
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1897
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24(1): 122. 1897 [14 May 1897]
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001114195
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Nephrolepis rivularis
 - River Nephrolepis
 - River Sword Fern
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Nephrolepis rivularis is a fern used for ornamental purposes in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used medicinally to treat digestive issues and skin diseases.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Nephrolepis rivularis has small, white flowers with four petals. The seeds are small and black with a smooth surface. The seedlings have a single, erect stem with small, scale-like leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                                    
                        Where to Find Nephrolepis rivularis
                        
                            Nephrolepis rivularis can be found in Central America and the Caribbean.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Nephrolepis genus
                        
                            Nephrolepis arida, 
Nephrolepis arthropteroides, 
Nephrolepis copelandii, 
Nephrolepis davalliae, 
Nephrolepis davallioides, 
Nephrolepis dicksonioides, 
Nephrolepis flexuosa, 
Nephrolepis hippocrepicis, 
Nephrolepis kuroiwae, 
Nephrolepis lauterbachii, 
Nephrolepis medlerae, 
Nephrolepis paludosa, 
Nephrolepis pickelii, 
Nephrolepis pseudobiserrata, 
Nephrolepis biserrata, 
Nephrolepis abrupta, 
Nephrolepis undulata, 
Nephrolepis averyi, 
Nephrolepis cordifolia, 
Nephrolepis exaltata, 
Nephrolepis hirsutula, 
Nephrolepis pectinata, 
Nephrolepis acutifolia, 
Nephrolepis pendula, 
Nephrolepis rivularis, 
Nephrolepis falcata, 
Nephrolepis obliterata, 
Nephrolepis radicans, 
Nephrolepis brownii, 
Nephrolepis grayumiana, 
Nephrolepis obtusiloba, 
Nephrolepis falciformis, 
Nephrolepis equilatera,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Nephrolepidaceae family
                        
                            Nephrolepis arida, 
Nephrolepis arthropteroides, 
Nephrolepis copelandii, 
Nephrolepis davalliae, 
Nephrolepis davallioides, 
Nephrolepis dicksonioides, 
Nephrolepis flexuosa, 
Nephrolepis hippocrepicis, 
Nephrolepis kuroiwae, 
Nephrolepis lauterbachii, 
Nephrolepis medlerae, 
Nephrolepis paludosa, 
Nephrolepis pickelii, 
Nephrolepis pseudobiserrata, 
Nephrolepis biserrata, 
Nephrolepis abrupta, 
Nephrolepis undulata, 
Nephrolepis averyi, 
Nephrolepis cordifolia, 
Nephrolepis exaltata, 
Nephrolepis hirsutula, 
Nephrolepis pectinata, 
Nephrolepis acutifolia, 
Nephrolepis pendula, 
Nephrolepis rivularis, 
Nephrolepis falcata, 
Nephrolepis obliterata, 
Nephrolepis radicans, 
Nephrolepis brownii, 
Nephrolepis grayumiana, 
Nephrolepis obtusiloba, 
Nephrolepis falciformis, 
Nephrolepis equilatera,