Polystichum makinoi

Polystichum makinoi is a species of fern in the genus Polystichum in the family Dryopteridaceae.

Polystichum makinoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Dryopteridaceae
Genus:	Polystichum
Species:	P. makinoi
Binomial name
Polystichum makinoi Tagawa[1]

Distribution

P. makinoi is native to Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Nepal, Tibet, North Korea, South Korea, and Myanmar.^[1]

Description

Polystichum makinoi is an evergreen fern with triangular, glossy green leaves. It can reach up to 60 centimeters in height at maturity.^[2]

Etymology

Polystichum is derived from Greek and means 'many rows', which is a reference to the arrangement of the sori of ferns in this genus.^[3]

Makinoi is named for Tomitaro Makino (1863-1957), a Japanese botanist^[3] who was known as 'the father of Japanese botany'.^[4]