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Polystichum makinoi

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Polystichum makinoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum
Species:
P. makinoi
Binomial name
Polystichum makinoi

Polystichum makinoi is a species of fern in the genus Polystichum in the family Dryopteridaceae.

Distribution

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P. makinoi is native to Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Nepal, Tibet, North Korea, South Korea, and Myanmar.[1]

Description

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Polystichum makinoi is an evergreen fern with triangular, glossy green leaves. It can reach up to 60 centimeters in height at maturity.[2]

Etymology

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Polystichum is derived from Greek and means 'many rows', which is a reference to the arrangement of the sori of ferns in this genus.[3]

Makinoi is named for Tomitaro Makino (1863-1957), a Japanese botanist[3] who was known as 'the father of Japanese botany'.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Plants of the World Online. Available at: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17414160-1 [accessed 22/02/21]
  2. ^ RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79785/Polystichum-makinoi/Details [accessed 22/02/21]
  3. ^ a b Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 248, 310
  4. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Makino Tomitarō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 604, p. 604, at Google Books.