Nephrolepis biserrata

Nephrolepis biserrata is a tropical fern, native to Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, Central America, South America, Africa, and southeast Asia.
Its stipes are grayish brown and 10–50 cm × about 4 mm in size, with brownish-green, papery lamina that are 14–30 cm wide × 0.7–2 m in length, but has occasionally attained a length of twenty-seven feet. This is the largest of all the sword ferns and it often is labeled Macho Fern at nurseries. after its aggressive growth nature when compared to ferns such as the Boston Sword Fern, Nephrolepis exaltata that is planted more commonly.
N. biserrata is known as asaha or likekele in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where young leaves are cooked and eaten as a condiment or leafy vegetable.

Synonyms

Aspidium acuminatum Willd.Aspidium acutum SchkuhrAspidium biserratum Sw.Aspidium ensifolium SchkuhrAspidium guineense Schumach.Aspidium punctulatum Sw.Hypopeltis biserrata BoryLepidoneuron biserratum FéeLepidoneuron punctulatum FéeLepidoneuron rufescens FéeNephrodium acuminatum C. PreslNephrodium acutum C. PreslNephrodium biserratum C. PreslNephrodium punctulatum Desv.Nephrodium rufescens Schrad.Nephrolepis acuminata C. PreslNephrolepis acuta C. PreslNephrolepis biserrata var. biserrataNephrolepis biserrata subsp. punctulata Bonap.Nephrolepis ensifolia C. PreslNephrolepis exaltata var. biserrata BakerNephrolepis hirsutula var. acuta KuntzeNephrolepis hirsutula var. biserrata KuntzeNephrolepis mollis Rosenst.Nephrolepis punctulata C. PreslNephrolepis rufescens C. Presl ex WawraPolypodium neprolepioides ChristPolypodium punctulatum Poir.Tectaria fraxinea Cav.