Ophioglossum reticulatum explained

Ophioglossum reticulatum, the netted adder's-tongue, is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae.^[1] It has a pantropical/pansubtropical distribution; Latin America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Yemen, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, warmer parts of China, Malesia, Korea, Japan, and many tropical islands.^[2] A hexaploid, it has the highest number of chromosomes of any plant, 720.^[3] Its leaves—or leaf, individuals only grow one per year—are edible, and are regularly consumed by people in Africa and Asia.^{[4] [5]}

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2. 174612-2 . Ophioglossum reticulatum L. . 2 September 2022 .
3. The blue butterfly Polyommatus (Plebicula) atlanticus (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) holds the record of the highest number of chromosomes in the non-polyploid eukaryotic organisms . 2015 . Lukhtanov . Vladimir . Comparative Cytogenetics . 9 . 4 . 683–690 . 10.3897/CompCytogen.v9i4.5760 . 26753083 . 4698580 . free .
4. Not just minor wild edible forest products: Consumption of pteridophytes in sub-Saharan Africa . 2014 . Maroyi . Alfred . Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine . 10 . 78 . 10.1186/1746-4269-10-78 . 25534561 . 4290087 . free .
5. Edible and Medicinal Pteridophytes of Nepal: A Review . 2021 . Ojha . Rijan . Devkota . Hari Prasad . Ethnobotany Research and Applications . 22 . 10.32859/era.22.16.1-16 . 239709292 . free .