I took a photo of this huge staghorn fern at my aunt's garden, and want to add to our database here..there are several staghorns listed, which one should I use?

Wow, great photo of that beautiful plant! It looks like the Common Staghorn to me, Platycerium bifurcatum.

Thanks Lin! I will use that as its name

P. bifurcatum usually has broader fronds, there are others such as P. coronarium..

http://www.fernsiam.com/FernWo...

http://www.rareferns.com/Platy...

Maybe this fits Platycerium alcicorne better .. a lot seems to depend on the shape of the broader 'bracts' or whatever they are called.

http://www.exoticrainforest.co...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...

http://www.google.co.uk/search...

I checked all the suggested species which google gave me, P. alcicorne comes closest.

tarev: That was a guess on my part ... listen to Janet, she is a super sleuth when it comes to researching plants!

Janet: Thanks for those links, especially the one to Steve Lucas' Exotic Rainforest ... I haven't visited that site in awhile and it's always a nice experience! So sad of his passing and that his rain forest will be dismantled but I'm so glad the website is still up and running.

I agree with Janet.

I didn't know Steve Lucas had passed away Lin, sad indeed! Sad that happens to anybody really.

Yes, he passed away a year ago and it is sad indeed. He was an enthusiastic grower and always very generous in his sharing of knowledge of Philodendron's and other Aroids.