Polypodiodes formosana

Polypodiodes formosana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida /
Pteridopsida (disputed)
Order: Polypodiales
(unranked): Eupolypods I
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Polypodiodes
Species: P. formosana
Binomial name
Polypodiodes formosana
(Baker) Ching

Polypodiodes formosana (台湾水龙骨) is a species of ferns in the Polypodiaceae family found in Fujian (China) and Taiwan. It is an epiphyte that grows on tree trunks or rocks, with straw-colored stipes, 15–20 cm in length, and oblong lamina approximately 30–50 × 10–15 cm in size.

Synonyms

  • Goniophlebium formosanum (Baker) Rodl-Linder
  • Marginaria formosana (Baker) Nakai ex H. Itô
  • Marginaria pseudoformosana Tagawa
  • Marginaria raishaensis (Rosenst.) Nakai ex H. Itô
  • Polypodium formosanum Baker
  • Polypodium liukiuense Christ
  • Polypodium raishaensis Rosenst.

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