Platycerium ‘Peawchan’

Japanese horticultural sources report Peawchan as Platycerium veitchii ‘Silver Frond’ × Platycerium willinckii.

Sabrina Wang of Haruhana confirmed that Tonkla raised Pewchan sporelings and selected F307, the plant named Elsa.

Taiwanese nursery 貓隅鹿人甲 describes selecting and naming Marisa from Peawchan sporelings.

Bikamori’s nursery discussion post of 29 June 2015 lists P. peawchan among silver-frond plants the proprietor had seen.

FERNMAKER, a Taiwanese fern specialist, attributes Pewchan to Tonkla in Thailand.

Japanese growers document both Peawchan and Pewchan for this horticultural name.

Taiwanese growers use 皮陳, while Japanese growers use ピューチャン.

Grower accounts describe a silver-white covering and elongated, branching fertile fronds, often arching or hanging, with pointed shield growth.

Growers document offsets and successful spore culture under the Peawchan or Pewchan name.