P. bifurcatum is the species most commonly cultivated as an ornamental plant, since it is probably the easiest to grow. Native to rainforests of Java, New Guinea and southeastern Australia, it does best with year-round temperatures above 40°F, so it can

Java fern is a very widely spread, popular plant in the aquarium hobby, and it is on sale in most aquarium shops. 50 years ago it was brought into trade under the erroneous name Leptochilus decurrens, amongst others, which is not a synonym for M. pteropus

Microsorum pteropus, or Java fern, has long been used in the aquarium hobby. Its cultivation is very easy, it is a decorative plant and it is also readily available in trade. During the last years, increasingly more different forms of the originally quite