Taiwan Java Fern
Microsorum pteropus "Taiwan Narrow"
Taiwan Java Fern
- Perfect for nature aquariums
- A bigger "Needle Leaf" version
- Ribbon-shaped, long, narrow leaves
- Undemanding epiphyte
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Description
A very beautiful Java fern variant, ideal for the nature aquarium style.
This fern has ribbon-shaped, about 20-40 cm long and 0.5-1.5 cm, at most 2 cm wide leaves. It is known in the hobby under various names, e.g. "Narrow" and "Needle leaf", but is different from the shorter Microsorum pteropus "Narrow" from Tropica and develops wider, longer leaves than the true "Needle leaf" Java fern.
Microsorum pteropus "Taiwan Narrow", also called M. pteropus "Taiwan", is as easy as broad-leaved regular Java fern. It is perfectly suitable as epiphyte on the hardscape but grows also well when it is fixed to the ground. It is easily propagated by cutting the rhizome as well as by adventitious plantlets appearing on older leaves.
There are several very narrow-leaved forms of the Java fern, Microsorum pteropus, but there is considerable confusion over the names. For example, at least two different forms are called both "Narrow" and "Needle leaf".
The Java fern variant designated here as "Taiwan" is one of these forms. It is quite popular and widespread among aquarists, but mostly under other names. Aquascapers in Asia in particular call the plant "Narrow", but it differs from the cultivar 'Narrow' carried by the company Tropica (Denmark). It is also often called "Needle leaf", but as a mature plant it shows clear differences from the form that we regard as the true "Needle leaf" Java fern.
Microsorum pteropus "Taiwan" has linear, strap-shaped, relatively shortly petiolate leaves that grow approximately 30 to 45 cm long and are mostly 0.5 to 1.5 cm, at most about 2 cm wide. (read more)
| Synonyms | Microsorum pteropus ''Taiwan Narrow'' |
| Misapplied names | Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow', Microsorum pteropus ''Needle Leaf'', Microsorum pteropus 'Philippine' |
| Family | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus | Microsorum |
| Difficulty | very easy |
| Height | 20 - 45cm |
| Width | 20 - 45cm |
| Growth | slow |
| pH value | 5 - 7 |
| Temperature tolerance | 4 - 30°C |
| Carbonate hardness | 0 - 14°dKH |
| Propagation | Proliferating leaves, Rhizome division, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants |
| Can grow emersed? | yes |
| Source | Flowgrow |
| Synonyms |
| Microsorum pteropus ''Taiwan Narrow'' |
| Misapplied names |
| Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow', Microsorum pteropus ''Needle Leaf'', Microsorum pteropus 'Philippine' |
| Family |
| Polypodiaceae |
| Genus |
| Microsorum |
| Difficulty |
| very easy |
| Height |
| 20 - 45cm |
| Width |
| 20 - 45cm |
| Growth |
| slow |
| pH value |
| 5 - 7 |
| Temperature tolerance |
| 4 - 30°C |
| Carbonate hardness |
| 0 - 14°dKH |
| Propagation |
| Proliferating leaves, Rhizome division, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants |
| Can grow emersed? |
| yes |
| Source |
| Flowgrow |
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Great plant! I'm convinced by the shop in general! Everything arrived very quickly! Even faster than from the big online shop with the “A” ;-) I'm a regular customer now! Thanks!
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Gute Qualität
Super Pflanze! Vom Shop bin ich allgemein überzeugt! Alles kam sehr schnell bei mir an! Sogar schneller als beim großen Onlineshop mit dem „A“ ;-) Ich bin jetzt Stammkunde! Danke!
Fast and speedy delivery, 3-4 days to Sweden from the order date. Plant was in a great health and was in a good size. Nicely packaged as the rest of my rather big order.
I received a huge, healthy portion of the plant, you almost don't know where to put all the plants :-)
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riesige Portion
Ich habe eine riesige gesunde Portion der Pflanze erhalten, da weiß man fast nicht wohin mit den ganzen Pflanzen :-)
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