Asplenium nidus is an epiphytic species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae, native to tropical southeastern Asia, eastern Australia, Hawaii, Polynesia, Christmas Island, India, and eastern Africa. It is known by the common names bird's-nest fern or simply nest fern.
Scientific name: Asplenium nidus
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Spleenworts
Height: 2 to 4 feet tall
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Family: Aspleniaceae