| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Polystichum makinoi Tagawa | |
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.
Description
Polystichum makinoi is an evergreen fern with triangular, glossy green leaves. It can reach up to 60 centimeters in height at maturity.
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.
Makinoi is named for Tomitaro Makino (1863-1957), a Japanese botanist who was known as 'the father of Japanese botany'.
References
- ^ Plants of the World Online. Available at: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17414160-1
- RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79785/Polystichum-makinoi/Details
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Polystichum makinoi | |
| Polystichum aculeatum var. makinoi | |
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