| Family |
Pteridaceae |
| Scientific name |
Pteris multifida Poiret |
| Synonyms |
Pteris serrulata auct., non L. f.; Pycnodoria multifida (Poiret) Small |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) inomoto-sou [weed which occurs around well] |
| (English common name) Chinese brake, saw-leaved bracken, spider brake, spider fern |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (south of southern Tohoku region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Indonesia |
| Chromosomal number |
n=58, 2n=116 (4x) |
| Description |
Leaves sporophyll 60cm long.. Evergreen. Terrestrial. |
| Reference |
Pteris multifida Poir. |
| Pteris multifida Poiret |
| Pteris multifida Poiret |
| Methods for removing pollutants from contaminated soil materials with a fern plant (US Patent 6302942/2001) |
| Methods for removing pollutants from contaminated soil materials with a fern plant (US Patent 6280500/2001) |
| Compositions and methods for removing pollutants from contaminated wafer with a fern plant (US Patent 7069690/2006) |
| Contaminant removal by ferns via foliar-application and excised/ground fronds (US Patent 7066982/2006) |
| Contaminant removal by additional ferns (US Patent 7065920/2006) |
| Process for producing a plant extract containing plant powder (US Patent 20040161524) |
| Compositions and methods for removing pollutants from contaminates materials (WIPO Patent WO/2000/061822) |
| Delivery systems for mycotechnologies, mycofiltration and mycoremediation (WIPO Patent WO/2002/065836) |
