Angiopteris fokiensis Hieron.

Species

Pteridophytes > Marattiales > Marattiaceae > Angiopteris

Characteristics

Fronds 2-4 m; stipes tuberculate. Laminae bipinnate; pinnae 50-60 × 20-60 cm, with 35-40 pairs of pinnules; pinnules lanceolate, 7-9 × 1-1.8 cm, bases rounded to truncate, margins regularly serrate, apices acuminate, acroscopically curved. Veins obvious, false veins absent. Sori 0.5-1 mm from margin, ca. 1 mm, composed of 8-10 sporangia.
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A fern. The fronds are 2-4 m long.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. In southern China it grows in broad-leaved forests between 400-1,600 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.
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Dark shady places in broad-leaved forests and by streams; at elevations from 400-1,600 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The starch in the rhizomes is used for cakes or mixed with other foods.
Uses medicinal
Edible rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use Alexiteric (unspecified), Apprehension (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Nerves (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Sore (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Angiopteris fokiensis habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Angiopteris fokiensis leaf picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Angiopteris fokiensis leaf picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Angiopteris fokiensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17299610-1
WFO ID wfo-0001114554
COL ID DZD4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Angiopteris angustipinnula Angiopteris attenuata Angiopteris kwangsiensis Angiopteris lingii Angiopteris longipetiolata Angiopteris muralis Angiopteris officinalis Angiopteris omeiensis Angiopteris tenera Angiopteris fokiensis Angiopteris petiolulata Angiopteris shanyuanensis Angiopteris sinica Angiopteris subcordata Angiopteris fokiensis var. muralis