Name:
Leptochilus pteropus subsp. pteropus is a subspecies of
Leptochilus pteropus (Blume) Fraser-Jenk.
Common name: Blue oil fern, Blue Strap Fern, the Scarab Fern
form: a helophyte or lithophyte
Family: Polypodiaceae
Native Range: Tropical & Subtropical Asia
Zone: 10 to 12
Habitat: grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Height: up to 30 cm
Spread: 30 cm
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Heavy Shade
Synonyms: ? zosteriformis Wall. ex Mett. ≡ Colysis pteropus (Blume) Bosman = Colysis tridactyla (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) J.Sm. = Colysis zosteriforme J.Sm. = Colysis zosteriformis (Wall. ex Mett.) J.Sm. = Drynaria dubia J.Sm. = Drynaria tridactyla (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Fée = Drynaria tridactylis Fée = Kaulinia pteropus (Blume) B.K.Nayar = Kaulinia zosteriformis (Wall. ex Mett.) B.K.Nayar & Kaur = Lepisorus pteropus (Blume) Ching = Lepisorus pteropus (Blume) R.D.Dixit = Microsorum brassii Copel. = Microsorum paucijugum (Alderw.) K.Iwats. & M.Kato ≡ Microsorum pteropus (Blume) Copel. = Microsorum pteropus var. zosteriformis (Wall. ex Mett.) S.Kaur & Subh.Chandra = Microsorum zosteriforme (Wall. ex Mett.) Ching = Phymatodes tridactyla (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) C.Presl = Phymatodes zosteriformis (Wall. ex Mett.) C.Presl = Pleopeltis aquatica (Christ) Alderw. = Pleopeltis paucijuga (Alderw.) Alderw. = Pleopeltis pteropus (Blume) Bedd. = Pleopeltis pteropus var. zosteriformis (Wall. ex Mett.) Bedd. = Pleopeltis raapii (Alderw.) Alderw. = Pleopeltis tridactyla (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) T.Moore = Pleopeltis zosteriformis (Wall. ex Mett.) Bedd. = Polypodium aquaticum Christ = Polypodium brassii (Copel.) C.Chr. = Polypodium micropteris Baker = Polypodium microsorum Blume = Polypodium paucijugum Alderw. ≡ Polypodium pteropus Blume = Polypodium raapii Alderw. = Polypodium tridactylon Wall. ex Hook. & Grev. = Polypodium udum Christ = Polypodium zosteriforme Wall. = Polypodium zosteriforme Wall. ex Mett.