Polystichum luctuosum
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| Polystichum luctuosum (Kunze) T. Moore
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Polystichum luctuosum is a species of fern known by the common names Korean rock fern and Tsushima holly fern. It is a small, clump-forming, tufted, evergreen to semi-evergreen fern native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, and Thailand, as well as southern Africa. The fern grows to about 1-1.5 feet in height, with a spread of 1-1.5 feet, with stipe up to 30 cm long, pale to mid-brown, with dark brown to almost black scales, and bi-pinnate, glossy, dark green fronds.
Synonyms
- Aspidium aculeatum var. pallescens Franch.
- Aspidium luctuosum Kunze
- Aspidium tsus-simense Hook.
- Polystichum falcilobum Ching
- Polystichum tsus-simense (Hook.) J. Sm.
- Polystichum tsus-simense var. pallescens Franch.
References
- Index Fil. 95 1858.
- The Plant List entry
- JSTOR entry
- Missouri Botanical Garden entry
- Flora of Zimbabwe entry
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