Platycerium ‘Uncia’
Also recorded as: 雪豹 · Snow Leopard All names
Uncia, also called 雪豹 or Snow Leopard, matures into a small to medium staghorn with an upright shield crown and pale, deeply divided fertile fronds.
- Species placement
- Reported interspecific hybrid
- Reported origin
- Thailand
Mounted Uncia showing the upright shield crown and silvery fertile fronds.
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Care
Expect slow growth and few pups. Give a newly separated pup time to establish roots and resume growth before remounting it.
Description
The upright green shield fronds divide into broad lobes above the growing point.
Silvery, velvety fertile fronds spread outward, then curve downward and divide into narrow, clawlike tips.
Uncia, also called 雪豹 or Snow Leopard, matures into a small to medium staghorn with an upright shield crown and pale, deeply divided fertile fronds.
Names and usage
Trade name
Trade name · Traditional Chinese
Trade name · English
Origin & history
Reported originThailand
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