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Angiopteris lygodiifolia
Rosenst.
(no common name)
Marattiaceae
Angiopteris lygodiifolia is a species of fern in the family Marattiaceae. It is a huge fern found in Taiwan and Japan.
Description
Angiopteris lygodiifolia has fronds are about 2 m long. The stems of the fronds are green, cylindrical, and lack a deep groove, being smooth and streaked. The fronds are bipinnate with the leaflets being 35 to 70 cm long, and subleaflets being 5 to 15 cm long, 1 to 1.2 cm wide, and with teeth along the edges. Veins are once pinnate, and false veins also exist, extending about halfway through the subleaflets. Sori on the underside of the margin are about 1.5 mm wide, about 1 mm from the edge of the subleaflets (Wu et al. 2013).
Uses
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Distribution
Angiopteris lygodiifolia is found in ravines and alongside streams in Taiwan and Japan (Wu et al. 2013).
Status
References
Wu, Z. Y., Raven, P. H., and Hong, D. Y., eds. 2013. Flora of China. Vol. 2-3 (Lycopodiaceae through Polypodiaceae). Beijing: Science Press, and St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
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