Odontosoria biflora | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Lindsaeaceae |
Genus: | Odontosoria |
Species: | O. biflora
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Binomial name | |
Odontosoria biflora (Kaulf.) C.Chr.
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Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Odontosoria biflora is a species of fern in the family Lindsaeaceae. [1] As with other species in the family, it has been placed in different genera; synonyms include Sphenomeris biflora and Sphenomeris chinensis ssp. biflora. [2] It is native to Southeast China, Korea, Japan and its offshore islands, Taiwan, and the Philippines. [1] The fronds are leathery in texture, with the final segments being wedge-shaped. In the northern Philippines, it is described as "common", being found on ridges and rocks at elevations of up to about 150 m. [3]
Known in parts of the Philippines by the Ivatan name tubho, sun-dried leaves are used to make tubho tea. [3]
Odontosoria biflora | |
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In Taiwan | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Lindsaeaceae |
Genus: | Odontosoria |
Species: | O. biflora
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Binomial name | |
Odontosoria biflora (Kaulf.) C.Chr.
[1]
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Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Odontosoria biflora is a species of fern in the family Lindsaeaceae. [1] As with other species in the family, it has been placed in different genera; synonyms include Sphenomeris biflora and Sphenomeris chinensis ssp. biflora. [2] It is native to Southeast China, Korea, Japan and its offshore islands, Taiwan, and the Philippines. [1] The fronds are leathery in texture, with the final segments being wedge-shaped. In the northern Philippines, it is described as "common", being found on ridges and rocks at elevations of up to about 150 m. [3]
Known in parts of the Philippines by the Ivatan name tubho, sun-dried leaves are used to make tubho tea. [3]