Polystichum luctuosum
Appearance
Polystichum luctuosum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
Genus: | Polystichum |
Species: | P. luctuosum
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Binomial name | |
Polystichum luctuosum (Kunze) T. Moore
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Polystichum luctuosum is a species of fern known by the common names Korean rock fern[1] and Tsushima holly fern[citation needed]. It is a small, clump-forming, tufted, evergreen to semi-evergreen fern native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, and Thailand, as well as southern Africa. The fern grows to about 1–1.5 feet in height, with a spread of 1–1.5 feet, with stipe up to 30 cm long, pale to mid-brown, with dark brown to almost black scales, and bi-pinnate, glossy, dark green fronds.
Synonyms
[edit]- Aspidium aculeatum var. pallescens Franch.
- Aspidium luctuosum Kunze
- Aspidium tsus-simense Hook.
- Polystichum falcilobum Ching
- Polystichum tsus-simense (Hook.) J. Sm.
- Polystichum tsus-simense var. pallescens Franch.
References
[edit]- ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 585. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
- Index Fil. 95 1858.
- The Plant List entry
- JSTOR entry
- Missouri Botanical Garden entry
- Flora of Zimbabwe entry