Asian swordfern vs Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (पादप)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Nephrolepidaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus same	Nephrolepis	Nephrolepis
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian swordfern and Narrow swordfern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nephrolepis.

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Asian swordfern

The Asian swordfern (Nephrolepis brownii) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States