Family Name: Pteridaceae

Common Name: Leather Fern, Paku Laut, Mangrove Fern, Coarse Swamp Fern, Golden Leather Fern, Piai Raya, Larat, Piai, 卤蕨

CLASSIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Division : Ferns & Allies (Non-Seed Vascular Plants) (Fern)

Plant Growth Form : Herbaceous Plant

Lifespan (in Singapore) : Perennial

Mode of Nutrition : Autotrophic

Plant Shape : Fountain (Palm-like)

Maximum Height : 1 m to 3 m

PLANT CARE AND PROPAGATION

Light Preference : Semi-Shade, Full Sun

Water Preference : Lots of Water

Plant Growth Rate : Fast to Moderate

Transplanting Tolerance : Good

Maintenance Requirements : Low

Propagation Method : Spore, Division