Arachniodes aristata




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