女王鹿角蕨是體型最大的鹿角蕨鹿角蕨，植株大小可以超過2公尺，屬於單芽型鹿角蕨。葉片分為營養葉及孢子葉兩種型態，高聳開展的營養葉呈盾狀，在自然環境中能截取空中落下的落葉、枯枝等有機物，蓄積腐化後作為養分；下垂或斜伸的帶狀葉為孢子葉，分岔後呈現一長一短的不對稱葉形，短裂片上平展，長裂片下垂，胞子囊群生長在孢子葉基部。

It’s the largest Elkhorn Fern which can exceed 2 meters long. It belongs to the single-bud Elkhorn Fern. The fronds are divided into two types: basal fronds and fertile fronds. The spreading basal fronds are shield-shaped, which can intercept fallen leaves, dead branches and other organic matters from the air in the natural environment, accumulate and decompose as nutrients; drooping or obliquely extending strap-shaped fronds are fertile, dividing into two asymmetrical and disproportional lobes, the short ones are flat while the long ones are drooping, and the sori grow at the base of the fertile fronds.

鹿角蕨屬多年生草本，原產於印尼之伊利安查亞島及巴布亞新幾內亞島的單芽型鹿角蕨，葉分二型，盾狀為營養葉，高聳直立上半部分裂，在靠近營養葉的附近具有鬚狀裂片，可作為辨識特徵。帶狀葉為孢子葉，孢子葉開始分叉後呈現一長一短的不對稱葉型，短片上揚，長片下垂狀。

A perennial and single-bud staghorn fern in the genus Platycerium, native to the islands of Irian Jaya Island and Papua New Guinea in Indonesia. It bears two types of fronds - basal and fertile fronds. Basal fronds are shield-shaped, erect and lobed on the upper part. Whiskery lobes borne close to the basal is a distinctive feature. Strap-shaped fertile frond divides into two asymmetrical and disproportional lobes; the small one grows upright while the long one droops.

全日照環境種植下生長較為快速，在半日照也可以生長，夏天需遮陰，由於生長在熱帶地區，冬天要注意保暖，繁殖常採用孢子繁殖，由於是單芽型鹿角蕨，較少出現側芽。

It grows faster in full sun; moderately in partial shade and needs shaded in summer. As a native tropical plant, it needs to be kept warm in winter. Usually propagated by spores. It’s a single-bud staghorn so less likely to grow lateral buds.

特殊的型態深受喜愛，常用於表現花藝、景觀設計作品中，亦或在居家栽培中懸掛在高牆上做為壁飾植栽。

Its unique look makes it a popular ornamental plant widely used in floral design works or mounted on a wall as a domestic ornamental.