Onychium japonicum




Family Pteridaceae
Scientific name Onychium japonicum (Thunberg ex Murray) Kunze
Synonyms Caenopteris japonica (Thunberg) Thunberg; Cryptogramma japonica (Thunberg) Prantl; Darea japonica (Thunberg) Willdenow; Onychium chinense (Desvaux) Fee; Phorolobus chinensis Desvaux; Pteris japonica (Thunberg) Mettenius
Common name (Japanese common name) tachi-shinobu [standing shinobu (shinobu = Davallia mariesii)], kan-shinobu [winter shinobu]
(English common name) cat's claw fern, carrot fern
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Fukushima prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnamu, Thailand, Malaysia, India
Chromosomal number n=58, 2n=ca.116
Description Leaves sporophylls 3-4 pinnate 60cm. Sporangia 5mm. Evergreen.



April 2007
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April 2007
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October 2006
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October 2006
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October 2006
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October 2006
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October 2006
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October 2006
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October 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden