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Polystichum Roth

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Polystichum Roth, Tent. Fl. Germ. 3, 31 (1799)
Polystichum Roth

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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Roth
Roth
1799
31
conserved
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Polystichum Roth
genus
Polystichum
From the Greek poly- (many), and stichos (a row), alluding to the arrangement of the sori in several rows in some species.

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Polystichum

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Polystichum Roth

Sori dorsal on veins, indusium peltate (rarely absent); sporangia stalked, annulus incomplete, vertical. Spores bilateral, ± oblong, us. tuberculate. Rhizome short, branched, ascending, paleate; stipites densely tufted, paleate. Lamina anadromic, pinnate to decompound, segs us. aristate. Mainly terrestrial ferns with some 180 spp. of wide distribution.

Polystichum Roth

Terrestrial ferns. Rhizomes erect, very scaly. Fronds 1-3-pinnate, scaly; ultimate segments usually pointed; veins free. Sori round, borne on veins in one row either side of midrib; protected by peltate indusia, or indusia 0. Spores monolete.

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Polystichum Roth
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Etymology
From the Greek poly- (many), and stichos (a row), alluding to the arrangement of the sori in several rows in some species.

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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
21 June 2021
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