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.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Perfect for nature aquariums
A bigger "Needle Leaf" version
Ribbon-shaped, long, narrow leaves
Undemanding epiphyte
Synonyms
Microsorum pteropus ''Taiwan Narrow''
Family
Polypodiaceae
Genus
Microsorum
Misapplied Names
Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow', Microsorum pteropus ''Needle Leaf'', Microsorum pteropus 'Philippine'
Category
Middle Ground
Difficulty
very easy
Growth
slow
pH Value
5-7
Temperature Tolerance
4-30℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-14 dKH
Propagation
Proliferating leaves, Rhizomteilung, Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
Height
20-45 cm
Width
20-45 cm
