Neocheiropteris ensata




Family Polypodiaceae
Scientific name Neocheiropteris ensata (Thunberg) Ching
Synonyms 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) kuri-ha-ran [kuri leaved orchid (kuri = maron trees)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Indochina
Chromosomal number n=72
Description Leaves 25-40cm length, 4-7cm width. Evergreen. Trrestrial. Perennial plants.



February 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
February 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
February 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden



October 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden