Asian swordfern vs Waser

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Waser is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Waser
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Alstonia
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian swordfern and Waser share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (tumbuhan)

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Waser

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Waser
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).

Waser

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

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).

Waser

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States