Asplenium musifolium

국표에 없다.

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Asplenium musifolium

국표에는 없다.

 

MANILA, Philippines - Asplenium musifolium or Pakong Babae is one of the most common ferns in the market. The “babae” grex has nothing to do with the sex of the plant but rather refers to the shape of the leaves. The Pakong babae has rounded leaftip in contrast to the more common Asplenium nidus or “Pakong Lalake” which has pointed leaftip.

The classification method based on leaftip shape does not help in taxonomy of the different simple-leaf Aspleniums. Another Philippine asplenium, the Leyte Asplenium (no scientific identification yet) may have leaf tips broader and rounder than the Asplenium musifolium. It may grow big fronds, too to compete with the A. musifolium in size. To complicate matters, some Asplenium nidus can grow as big as the regular-sized Asplenium musifolium.

Asplenium musifolium is named based on the size and shape of its leaves. “Musifolium” means banana leaf and most plants have the potential to grow into big specimens with fronds reaching 2.5 meters in length. The width of each leaf may reach up to 24 inches (61 cm.). 

The Asplenium musifolium is native to several countries: Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. The Asplenium musifolium from different parts of the world examined by the author were not as big as the Luzon-collected ones. This may probably be explained by the drier conditions foreigners subject the plants to.

 

The Filipinos fell in love with the A. musifolium during the 50’s and onwards. There were fashion shoots in old magazines done with models stepping into the wide central core of the crown and was a favorite landscape accent of landscapers then. The Asplenium musifolium is considered by many as the most spectacular Asplenium in the garden world.

https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/gardening/2009/03/07/445790/asplenium-musifolium