Bird's Nest Ferns in Singapore
January 12, 2023
Photographer: Cindy Todd
Summary Author: Cindy Todd
Bird's Nest Ferns, also known as Asplenium nidus, grow on trees and on other plants in the tropics of Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, and Polynesia. The ferns shown above were found in Singapore, in the MacRitchie Nature Reserve. Their green leaves look like banana leaves and may grow over 6 feet (2 m) long. Because their overall shape resembles a basket or a nest, hence the name bird’s nest ferns. The "basket" catches dead leaves as they fall (bottom photo), along with rainwater, allowing nutrients to be absorbed for the ferns to grow. Photos taken on October 16, 2022
Singapore Coordinates: 1.3521, 103.8198
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