Biology:Polystichum makinoi
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Short description: Species of fern
| Polystichum makinoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Polystichum |
| Species: | P. makinoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Polystichum makinoi Tagawa[1]
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Polystichum makinoi is a species of fern in the genus Polystichum in the family Dryopteridaceae.
Distribution
P. makinoi is native to Bhutan, China , India , Japan , Nepal, Tibet, North Korea, South Korea , and Myanmar.[1]
Description
Polystichum makinoi is an evergreen fern with triangular, glossy green leaves. It can reach up to 60 centimeters in height at maturity.[2]
Etymology
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 Japan botanist[3] who was known as 'the father of Japanese botany'.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Plants of the World Online. Available at: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17414160-1 [accessed 22/02/21]
- ↑ RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79785/Polystichum-makinoi/Details [accessed 22/02/21]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). pp 248, 310
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Makino Tomitarō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 604, p. 604, at Google Books.
Wikidata ☰ Q15239104 entry
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