Platycerium bifurcatum ‘Mt. Lewis’

The 2021 morphological and molecular study concludes that Mt. Lewis is a variant of P. bifurcatum.

The 2021 study connects the circulating Mount Lewis plant with ‘Venose Frond’ and the later P. willinckii var. venosum label.

The September 1989 newsletter discusses a Mount Lewis, Queensland fern called venosa and says members held it in their collections.

The 2021 study highlights raised major veins; the book also describes conspicuous raised veins.

The book describes long, slender fertile fronds with pointed terminal divisions.

Halling documents broad- and narrow-frond Mt. Lewis plants in Tom Gauchi’s cultivated collection.

The July 2010 spore list names P. bifurcatum ‘Venosum’ (Mt.Lewis).

The supplied book and 林翰羽’s 2023 article use 貓路易斯 for Mt. Lewis.

黃仕傑 reports Mt. Lewis growing with P. hillii below approximately 700 m, with Mt. Lewis above that elevation, in his account of the Australian locality.

The Care Book describes new Mt. Lewis fertile fronds as pale, becoming darker as they age.

The Care Book describes Mt. Lewis forms with slightly curled fronds, including the plant illustrated on page 46.