Polystichum makinoi explained

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

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 who was known as 'the father of Japanese botany'.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Plants of the World Online. Available at: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17414160-1 [accessed 22/02/21]
2. RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79785/Polystichum-makinoi/Details [accessed 22/02/21]
3. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 248, 310
4. [Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]