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Cultivated mature Platycerium elephantotis photographed by Johnny Lee, showing the species’ exceptionally broad, nearly undivided fertile fronds.

Platycerium elephantotis

Platycerium elephantotis Schweinf.

Original Species
Care difficulty: Intermediate
Angola · Burundi +20 moreWPS-P-000024
Mature cultivated Platycerium andinum at the University of Tübingen Botanical Garden, showing tall layered shields and long, repeatedly divided pendant foliage fronds.

Platycerium andinum

Platycerium andinum Baker

Original Species
Care difficulty: Advanced
Peru · BoliviaWPS-P-000019
P. willinckii ‘Leonids’ registry photograph

P. willinckii ‘Leonids’

Platycerium willinckii

Named SelectionResearch in progress
Care difficulty: Beginner
Origin under reviewWPS-P-000017
Front view of a cultivated Kohaku, showing its upright shield fronds and densely divided pale fertile fronds.

Platycerium willinckii ‘Kohaku’

Platycerium willinckii

Named SelectionResearch in progress
TaiwanWPS-P-000044
Wild Platycerium quadridichotomum growing among trees and limestone at Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar. The photograph shows the upright brown shield fronds and hanging green fertile fronds in the species’ seasonally dry habitat.

Platycerium quadridichotomum

Platycerium quadridichotomum (Bonap.) Tardieu

Original Species
Care difficulty: Advanced
MadagascarWPS-P-000032
Front view of a cultivated Auburn River P. veitchii, showing narrow, stiff silver fertile fronds radiating upward and outward from a compact base, with a finely pointed shield crown and an older papery tan shield below.

P. veitchii — Auburn River provenance

Platycerium veitchii

Wild formResearch in progress
Care difficulty: Beginner
AustraliaWPS-P-000006
Mature OMG specimen mounted on weathered wood, showing its compact upright shield crown and dense, nearly circular skirt of short silver fertile fronds divided into fine, coral-like tips.

P. willinckii ‘OMG’

Platycerium willinckii

Named SelectionResearch in progress
Care difficulty: Intermediate
IndonesiaWPS-P-000003
Front view of a cultivated Platycerium willinckii ‘Bogie’, showing its many pale, finely divided fronds and the upright shield crown behind them.

Platycerium willinckii ‘Bogie’

Platycerium willinckii

Named SelectionResearch in progress
Origin under reviewWPS-P-000045
Mature cultivated Platycerium wandae at Haruhana in Taiwan, showing the complete plant with its immense upright shield basket and long hanging fertile fronds.

Platycerium wandae

Platycerium wandae Racib.

Original Species
Care difficulty: Intermediate
Indonesia · Papua New GuineaWPS-P-000030
Cultivated Platycerium madagascariense cluster showing persistent dark green shields with the species’ characteristic raised waffle-pattern veins and compact upright fertile fronds.

Platycerium madagascariense

Platycerium madagascariense Baker

Original Species
Care difficulty: Advanced
MadagascarWPS-P-000031
Wild Platycerium wallichii in Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand, during its dry-season resting phase. The photograph shows the deeply divided brown shield above the pale hanging fertile fronds.

Platycerium wallichii

Platycerium wallichii Hook.

Original Species
Care difficulty: Intermediate
Bangladesh · China +4 moreWPS-P-000035
Platycerium bifurcatum growing epiphytically on Mount Baldy near Atherton, Queensland, showing a mature shield, a younger shield or plantlet, and projecting foliage fronds.

Platycerium bifurcatum

Platycerium bifurcatum (Cav.) C.Chr.

Original Species
Care difficulty: Beginner
Australia · New CaledoniaWPS-P-000020
Mature cultivated Platycerium alcicorne at Parc floral de Paris, showing overlapping shields and long, repeatedly divided silver-gray fertile fronds.

Platycerium alcicorne

Platycerium alcicorne (P.Willemet) Desv.

Original Species
Care difficulty: Beginner
Comoros · Kenya +8 moreWPS-P-000018
Front view of a cultivated Celso at Haruhana, showing its broad pale fronds and many forked tips.

Platycerium ‘Celso’

Species not yet determined

Named Selection
Care difficulty: Intermediate
BrazilWPS-P-000042
Cultivated plant labeled High Finger AUS, showing a developed shield-frond crown. Source: Platy & Co.

Platycerium veitchii ‘High Finger’

Platycerium veitchii

Named SelectionResearch in progress
Care difficulty: Beginner
Origin under reviewWPS-P-000049
Full view of cultivated Platycerium willinckii ‘Yellow Moon’, showing upright green shield fronds and long, hanging fertile fronds.

Platycerium willinckii ‘Yellow Moon’

Platycerium willinckii

Named SelectionResearch in progress
ThailandWPS-P-000007
Cultivated Flamenco showing an upright shield and spreading, divided fertile fronds.

Platycerium ‘Flamenco’

Species not yet determined

HybridResearch in progress
Care difficulty: Beginner
Origin under reviewWPS-P-000063
Wild Platycerium veitchii growing as a large colony on a rock face in Carnarvon National Park, Queensland, Australia.

Platycerium veitchii

Platycerium veitchii (Underw.) C.Chr.

Original Species
Care difficulty: Intermediate
AustraliaWPS-P-000025
Front view of Gorgon, showing its spreading, divided fronds and curled tips.

Platycerium alcicorne ‘Gorgon’

Platycerium alcicorne

Named SelectionResearch in progress
Care difficulty: Beginner
Origin under reviewWPS-P-000062
Mature cultivated Foong Si Qi with curled fertile fronds, shown on Haruhana’s sporeling listing.

Platycerium ‘Foong Si Qi’

Species not yet determined

Named SelectionResearch in progress
MalaysiaWPS-P-000048
Front view of a mature Nano specimen, showing its compact layered crown and dense fan of short silver fertile fronds divided into many fine, closely spaced forks; older papery brown shield fronds rise behind them.

P. willinckii ‘Nano’

Platycerium willinckii

Named SelectionResearch in progress
Care difficulty: Intermediate
IndonesiaWPS-P-000005
Cultivated Platycerium ‘Pedro’ at Haruhana in Taiwan, showing its tall shield crown, finely branched pale fronds, and plant label.

Platycerium ‘Pedro’

Species not yet determined

Named Selection
BrazilWPS-P-000041
Front view of a young cultivated Platycerium willinckii ‘Spur’ at Haruhana in Taiwan, showing its compact radial habit, broad silver fertile fronds, pronounced lengthwise veins, and irregular pointed projections along the frond margins.

Platycerium willinckii ‘Spur’

Platycerium willinckii

Named Selection
ThailandWPS-P-000008
Front view of SP White, showing a green shield frond above the silvery, branching foliage.

Platycerium bifurcatum ‘SP White’

Platycerium bifurcatum

Named SelectionResearch in progress
Care difficulty: Beginner
Origin under reviewWPS-P-000061

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