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Cyclosorus kotoensis

(Hayata) Shieh

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Description

A fern. It has a very large rhizome or underground stem. It curves upwards. The fronds are in tufts and are twice divided into leaflets.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests at low elevations in Taiwan.

Where It Grows

Asia, Taiwan,

Synonyms

Dryopteris kotoensis HayataCyclosorus truncatus (Poir.) Farw. var. kotoensis (Hayata) H. ItoSphaerostephanus kotoensis (Hayata) Holtt.

References (2)

  • Flora of Taiwan Vol 1:372
  • Kuo, W. H. J., (Ed.) Taiwan's Ethnobotanical Database (1900-2000), http://tk.agron.ntu.edu.tw/ethnobot/DB1.htm

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