Plants – Herbaceous ornamental foliage plant – Fern
Plant Patent
2002-05-31
2003-03-11
Bell, Kent (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamental foliage plant
Fern
Plant Patent
active
PP013653
ABSTRACT:
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION/CULTIVAR DESIGNATION
Microsorium musifolium
cultivar ‘Crocodyllus’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Fern plant, botanically known as
Microsorium musifolium
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Crocodyllus’.
The new Fern was discovered by the Inventor as a naturally-occurrng whole plant mutation of an unidentified selection of
Microsorium musifolium
, not patented. The cultivar Crocodyllus was selected by the Inventor as a single plant within a population of tissue-cultured plants of the unidentified selection in a controlled environment in Kuranda, Australia.
Asexual reproduction of the new Fern by tissue culture in a controlled environment in Kuranda, Australia since 1998, has shown that the unique features of this new Fern are stable and are reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The new Fern has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in enviroment such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following characteristics have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be basic characteristics of ‘Crocodyllus’ and distinguish ‘Crocodyllus’ as a new and distinct cultivar of Fern:
1. Upright and outwardly arching plant habit.
2. Numerous fronds; dense and bushy appearance.
Plants of the new Fern are most similar to the parent selection; however plants of the new Fern differ from plants of the parent selection in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Fern produce numerous fronds per plant whereas plants of the parent selection produce few fronds per plant.
2. Plants of the new Fern are bushier and denser than plants of the parent selection.
3. Plants of the new Fern grow more rapidly than plants of the parent selection.
4. Plants of the new Fern have smaller rhizomes and smaller fronds than plants of the parent selection.
Bell Kent
Whealy C. A.
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