The Breadfruit fern commonly called the Toyo fern originates in the tropical Americas and the Caribbean, and belongs to the Polypodiaceae family. It has creeping rhizomes with brown hairy scales and stalks with shiny dark green foilage that resembles the shape of breadfruit leaves ‒ hence the name. Like the Rabbit Foot fern, it is better to grow the Breadfruit fern in hanging baskets or large plant pots as the hairy rhizome will often creep down the sides making a ball of green foilage.
The Breadfruit fern grows well in Guyana, the Caribbean and Florida. It is very popular in Barbados and can be