Pyrrosia lingua
Pyrrosia lingua is a species of epiphytic fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It occurs through China, Southeast Asia and into Japan and Taiwan, with iNaturalist.org observations showing the species growing as a creeping epiphyte, lithophyte and growing in leaf litter on forest floor.[1] Pyrrosia lingua is grown as a cultivated plant, and multiple named cultivars have been developed.[2]
Pyrrosia lingua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Genus: | Pyrrosia |
Species: | P. lingua |
Binomial name | |
Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw. | |
References
- "Pyrrosia lingua Farw". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- "Pyrrosia lingua (Felt Fern, Tongue Fern) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- K.H. Shing, (1983). A Reclassification of the Fern Genus Pyrrosia, American Fern Journal, Vol. 73, No. 3.
- W.L. Chiou, C.E. Martin, T.C. Lin, C.C. Hsu, S.H. Lin and K.C. Lin, (2005). Ecophysiological Differences between Sterile and Fertile Fronds of the Subtropical Epiphytic Fern Pyrrosia lingua (Polypodiaceae) in Taiwan, American Fern Journal, Vol. 95, No. 4.
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