Goniophlebium formosanum

Goniophlebium formosanum is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae,[2] found in Fujian (China), Japan and Taiwan.[1] It is an epiphyte that grows on tree trunks or rocks, with straw-colored stipes, 15–20 cm in length, and oblong lamina approximately 30–50 × 10–15 cm in size.

Goniophlebium formosanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Goniophlebium
Species:
G. formosanum
Binomial name
Goniophlebium formosanum
(Baker) Rödl-Linder
Synonyms[1]
  • Marginaria formosana (Baker) Nakai ex H.Itô
  • Polypodiodes formosana (Baker) Ching
  • Polypodium formosanum Baker
  • Polypodium liukiuense Christ

References
  1. "Goniophlebium formosanum (Baker) Rödl-Linder", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-08-13
  2. PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229.
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