Cyrtomium falcatum

Common name: Japanese Holly Fern

Family: Dryopteridaceae

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Country of Origin: Asia, Polynesia

Description: This fern is a perennial plant with a large light brown rhizome.

Cyrtomium falcatum has leaves exceeding 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) in length made up of six to ten pairs of shiny bright green leaflets. Each leathery leaflet has a flat to wavy to slightly toothed margin and a netlike pattern of veining. The underside of each leaflet has sori beneath brown or black indusia.³

Uses: The rhizome is used medicinally for the expulsion of tapeworms.

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USDA Zone: 7-11

Source: Unknown

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Culture:

Japanese holly fern likes rich, acidic soil and good drainage and does well in partial to full shade. It tolerates more sun than many ferns.⁴

Classification:

• Division: Ferns
• Class: Polypodiopsida
• SubClass: Polypodiidae
• Order: Polypodiales
• SubOrder: Polypodiineae
• Family: Dryopteridaceae
• SubFamily: Dryopteridoideae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last acessed 26 October 2015.
2. Cyrtomium falcatum at Wikispecies. Last accessed 26 October 2015.
3. Cyrtomium falcatum at Wikipedia. Last accessed 26 October 2015.
4. Cyrtomium falcatum at Floridata. Last accessed 26 October 2015.

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