Species: Allantodia dilatata
English Name: Widened Twin-sorus Fern
Chinese Name: 膨大短腸蕨、毛柄短腸蕨
Family: Athyriaceae
Description:
Large evergreen plants, fronds almost erect, around 1,2m long. Its rhizome is erect, with 10cm of diameter, covered with elongated, dark brown scales.
It’s found in China, throughout South East Asia and Australia, in wet broad-leaved forests in tropical mountains.
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© 2008 W.Arthur Whistler
References:
– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science 2005. Flora of Macao (Volume 1). Macao, SAR: Author