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Japanese Rockcap Fern
Polypodium niponicum
アオネカズラ
An evergreen fern of the Polypodiaceae family that grows epiphytically on rocks and tree trunks. It produces pinnate fronds from creeping rhizomes.
Identification Points
- ✓根茎は緑色で長く這う
- ✓葉は単羽状で深裂
- ✓ソーラスは葉脈に沿って列状
Habitat
本州・四国・九州の山地の岩上・樹幹
Season
通年
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Phylogenetic Position
Vascular plants > Polypodiophyta > Polypodiopsida > Polypodiales > Polypodiaceae
Divergence Era
Cretaceous to Paleogene (ca. 70 million years ago–)
Sources & References
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