Platycerium coronarium - Common Staghorn Fern

Scientific name: Platycerium coronarium

Common names: 

Common Staghorn Fern, Crown Staghorn, Elkhorn Fern, Disc Stag's Horn Fern, Stag's Horn Fern

Vernacular names: Paku Langsuyar, Semun Bidadari, Rumah Langsuyar

Family: Polypodiaceae

Origin: Southeast Asia

Category: Epiphytic fern

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Features:

Staghorn ferns grow from a rhizome. It has 2 types of leaves; one which is erect and forms a bowl clasping the tree trunk while another set of leaves resemble the antlers of a stag. 

How to grow : 

Partial shade, moderate watering. It can be grown indoors and requires occasional misting. Propagation is by spores or plantlets which may arise on old roots. 

Platycerium ridleyi - Ridleyi's Staghorn Fern

Scientific name: Platycerium ridleyi

Common name: Ridleyi's Staghorn Fern

Family: Polypodiaceae

Origin: Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo

Category: Epiphytic fern

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Features :  It is found as an epiphyte attached to tall trees at a height of up to 25 m above ground in primary lowland rainforest. In its natural environment, ants inhabit the spaces between the fronds. It has a mutually beneficial relationship with the ants whereby the ants has a sheltered nest and in return they provide a source of nutrients for the plant. This species of staghorn fern is considered rare/endangered or even extinct in some places.Few people have successfully grown this fern at home.

References: The DNA of Singapore