Habit; Ilha de São Miguel, Açores, Portugal; 4/2007 © Jörn Germer
Upper leaf surface; Ilha de São Miguel, Açores, Portugal; 4/2007 © Jörn Germer
Lower surface of fertile pinnae with sori; Ilha de São Miguel, Açores, Portugal; 4/2007 © Jörn Germer
Sori close-up; Ilha de São Miguel, Açores, Portugal; 4/2007 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 532 Date of entry: 04.05.2007 Last update: 10.01.2020
English: Japanese netvein hollyfern
German: Mondsichelfarn
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Pteridophyta (43)
Class: Polypodiopsida (37)
Order: Polypodiales (35)
Family: Dryopteridaceae (8)
Genus: Cyrtomium (1)
Epithet: falcatum (L. f.) K. Presl (1)
Synonym: Polystichum falcatum (L. f.) Diels
falcatum => sickle shaped
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
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