Family | Polypodiaceae |
Scientific name | Neocheiropteris ensata (Thunberg) Ching forma platyphylla (Tagawa) Tagawa |
Synonyms | (Synonyms of Neocheiropteris ensata (Thunberg) Ching) Microsorium ensatum (Thunberg) H. Itô; Neocheiropteris phyllomanes (H. Christensen) Ching; Neolepisorus ensatus (Thunberg) Ching; Pleopeltis ensata (Thunberg) Moorebis; Pleopeltis ovata (Wallich) Bedd; Polypodium oligolepis Baker; Polypodium ovatum Wallich ex Hooker & Greville; Polypodium phyllomanes H. Christensen |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hiroha kuri-ha-ran [broad kuri leaved orchid (kuri = maron trees)] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Shizuoka Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 25-40cm length, 6-9cm width. Evergreen. Trrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Note | Some authors may argue that Neocheiropteris ensata forma platyphylla is a natural hybrid of Neocheiropteris ensata and Neocheiropteris ovatus. |
December 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |