Can anyone give me Botanical name of this exotic fern?

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Marc Philippe

Could it be some species of Nephrolepis ? N. exaltata ?

It is common house plant

cheers

marc

Arvind Singh

Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl?

Hareschandra Jayaneththi

Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl is native to Sri Lanka.

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17160730-1

Thanks!