| Family | Dryopteridaceae |
| Scientific name | Arachniodes aristata (G. Forster) Tindale |
| Synonyms | Aspidium aristatum (G. Forster) Swartz; Polystichum aristatum (G. Forster) C. Presl; Polypodium aristatum G. Forster; Rumohra aristata (G. Forster) Ching |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hosoba-kana-warabi [narrow leaved metallic bracken] |
| (English common name) East Indian holly fern, pricky shield fern | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, Pacific Islands, New Zealand | |
| Chromosomal number | n=41 (2x) |
| Description | Vegatative leaves pinnately decompund, ca. 50cm length. Evergreen. |
| Reference | Arachniodes aristata (G. Forst.) Tindale |
| September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |