Osmunda cinnamomea




Family Osmundaceae
Scientific name Osmunda cinnamomea L.
Synonyms Osmunda asiatica (Fernald) Ohwi; Osmunda cinnamomea L. forma frondosa (Torrey & A. Gray) Britton; Osmunda cinnamomea L. forma incisa (Huntington) Gilbert; Osmunda cinnamomea L. var. asiatica Fernald; Osmunda cinnamomea L. var. forkiensis Copeland; Osmunda cinnamomea L. var. frondosa Torrey & A. Gray; Osmunda cinnamomea L. var. glandulosa Waters; Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (L.) C.Presl; Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (L.) C.Presl var. fokiense Tagawa
Common name (Japanese common name) yamadori zen-mai
(English common name) cinnamon fern
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Canada, USA, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay
Chromosomal number n=22, 2n=44 (2x)
Description Vegatative leaves 30-80cm long, 15-20cm wide. Summer green. Terrestrial.
Reference Osmunda cinnamomea L.
Osmunda cinnamomea Linnaeus
Method of cultivating epiphytically growing plants (US Patent 3988858/1976)
Method of growing plants in the roots of a live osmunda fern (US Patent 4138802/1979)
Three-dimensional planter (US Patent 4268994/1981)
Water purificant (US Patent 6254800/2001)
Water purificant methods (US Patent 6478985/2002)
Method of planting trees and growing plants (US Patent 6659029/2003)
Methods for altering organ mass, controlling fertility and enhancing asexual reproduction in plants (US Patent 6639128/2003)
Dehydroascorbate reductase (“DHAR”) genes from Triticum aestivum and their use to modulate ascorbic acid levels in plants (US Patent 6903246/2005)
Methods for altering organ mass in plants (US Patent 7071379/2006)
Methods and compositions for directing expression of a heterologous nucleic acid in plants (US Patent 7220895/2007)
Modulation of abscisic acid signal transduction in plants (US Patent 7199285/2007)
Sand seepage stream and wetland restoration system and method for ecological restoration (US Patent 20070160424)



April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden