| Family |
Aspleniaceae |
| Scientific name |
Asplenium antiquum Makino |
| Synonyms |
Neottopteris antiqua (Makino) Masamune; Thamnopteris antiqua (Makino) Makino |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) oh-tani-watari [large tani-watari (tani-watari =
branch shooting across over the valley)] |
| (English common name) maidenhair spleenwort, common spleenwort, delicate
maidenhair spleenwort |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (Kii Peninsula), Izu Islands, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=144 |
| Description |
Leaves 100cm length, 15cm width. Evergreen. Epiphytic. |
| Reference |
Asplenium antiquum Makino |
| Methods for removing pollutants from contaminated soil materials with a fern plant (US Patent 6302942/2001) |
| Heavy metal phytoremediation (US Patent 6576816/2003) |
| Trace element phytoremediation (US Patent 6974896/2005) |
| Compositions and methods for removing pollutants from contaminated wafer with a fern plant (US Patent 7069690/2006) |
| Contaminant removal by ferns via foliar-application and excised/ground fronds (US Patent 7066982/2006) |
| Contaminant removal by additional ferns (US Patent 7065920/2006) |
| Heavy metal phytoremediation (US Patent 7034202/2006) |
| Compositions and methods for removing pollutants from contaminated materials (WIPO Patent WO/2000/061822) |
| Plant cultivation method (WIPO Patent WO/2005/122752) |
