Species: Nephrolepis hirsutula

English Name: Rough Sword Fern

Chinese Name: 毛葉賢蕨、毛絨賢蕨

Family: Nephrolepidaceae

Description:

Rhizome short, erect, bearing a tuft of fronds.

Found in Tropical Asia and throughout the Pacific, on rather dry ground in light shade.

Ornamental use.

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

Species: Nephrolepis falcata

English Name: Forked Giant Sword Fern

Chinese Name: 叉葉尖羊齒

Family: Nephrolepidaceae

Description:

Rhizome 1-1,5mm thick. Fronds 0,65 to 2m long.

Found more commonly in the Philippines, from lowlands to high elevation, in forests and in disturbed areas.

Leaves are edible, and in New Guinea the roots are pounded for flour.

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

Species: Nephrolepis exaltata

English Name: Boston Fern

Chinese Name: 高大腎蕨、波士頓蕨

Family:  Nephrolepidaceae

Description:

Grows up to 250cm long with alternate pinnate.

Popular as house plants, often grown in hanging baskets. It’s one of the most tolerate ferns to drought.

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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

Species: Nephrolepis biserrata

English Name: Giant Sword Fern

Chinese Name: 長葉腎蕨、雙齒腎蕨

Family:  Nephrolepidaceae

Description:

Rhizome short, erect with long stolons not producing tubers. Fronds up to 4m long.

Terrestrial or less commonly epiphytic it’s found in forested, relatively wet habitats.

Its leaves are edible and in New Guinea roots are pounded to flour. Recent studies showed that this fern has strong anti-oxidant activities.

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).... Read more »

Species: Nephrolepis auriculata

English Name: Tuberous Sword Fern

Chinese Name: 腎蕨、圓羊齒

Family:  Nephrolepidaceae

Description:

Commonly terrestrial, with fronds reaching 60cm long, pinnate. Its rhizome is densely covered with pale brown scales.

Native to Australia, and distributed to Asia and the US. Grows primarily in shade.

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

Species: Bolbitis subcordata

English Name: Subcordate Bolbitis

Chinese Name: 華南實蕨、海南實蕨

Family: Bolbitidaceae

Description:

Rhizome shortly creeping, 8-15mm in diameter, covered with lanceolate, clathrate, subentries, brown or blackish scales. Fronds +/- close together, 60-120cm.

Found throughout China, Japan and Vietnam, in forests near streams.

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

Species: Tectaria subtriphylla

English Name: Three-leaved Haberd Fern

Chinese Name: 三叉蕨

Family: Aspidiaceae

Description:

Plants terrestrial, 20-70cm tall. Its rhizome is long accordant or creeping, densely scaly at the apex and stipe bases. Fronds are widely spaced.

Found in China, Taiwan and throughout South East Asia, in dense forests near streams.

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

Species: Dryopteris championii

English Name: Champion’s Wood Fern

Chinese Name: 闊鱗鱗毛蕨

Family: Dryopteridaceae

Description:

Evergreen fern that typically grows in a clump to 2-3′ tall. Rhizome is erect and massive bearing several fronds in a tuft, it is also scaly.

Found in Japan, South Korea and China, on dry forest floors and foots of lower mountains.

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

Species: Arachniodes chinensis

English Name: Chinese Arachniodes

Chinese Name: 中華複葉耳蕨

Family: Dryopteridaceae

Description:

Terrestrial fern, with a rhizome shortly creeping, stiff, densely scaly, 6mm of diameter. Fronds approximately 0,4-1,2m.

Found in China, Taiwan and throughout South East Asia, on shaded slopes in dense woods, on wet rocks or ravines and more often on evergreen board leaved forests.

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

Species: Woodwardia japonica

English Name: Japanese Chain Fern

Chinese Name: 狗脊、狗脊蕨、日本狗脊蕨

Family: Blechnaceae

Description:

Large evergreen fern, with a erect, thick, densely covered with large brown scales, rhizome. It has long, board ferns up to 150cm long and 40 cm wide.

It is found in Korea, Japan, Vietnam, China and Thailand. Most commonly spotted in moist woods and in deep to bright shade. It prefers well drained slopes.

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... Read more »