Polystichum
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Polystichum lonchitis, a holly fern
Translingual
Etymology
πολύς (polús, “many”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “row”), alluding to the dense coat of tiny scales on the rhizome and/or leaf rachis
Proper noun
Polystichum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dryopteridaceae – many ferns, including some called holly ferns, sword ferns, and shield ferns.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Polypodiidae - subclass; Polypodiales - order; Dryopteridaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Polystichum lonchitis - type species; for other species see
Polystichum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .
References
Polystichum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Polystichum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Polystichum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Polystichum at USDA Plants database
- Polystichum at Tropicos
- Polystichum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Polystichum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Polystichum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Polystichum at Paleobiology Database
- Polystichum at Plants of the World Online
