felt fern
Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw.
Pyrrosia lingua is an epiphytic fern in the Polypodiaceae family, found in China, Southeast Asia, Japan, and Taiwan. It is cultivated with several named cultivars.
Description
Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw. is an epiphytic fern species in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to regions including China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Manchuria, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and parts of Southeast Asia such as Assam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. This species is known as felt fern in English and is cultivated for horticultural purposes, with multiple named cultivars having been developed. It was first published in 1931.
Other common names
felt ferntongue fernpyrrosia
Distribution
TW · Assam · Cambodia · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · East Himalaya · Hainan · Japan · Korea · Laos · Manchuria · Myanmar · Nansei-shoto · Nepal · Taiwan · Thailand · Tibet · Vietnam
Synonyms
Craspedaria chinensisCyclophorus taiwanensisNiphobolus sinensisAcrostichum linguaCyclophorus linguaNiphobolus linguaPolycampium linguaPolypodium linguaPyrrosia lingua var. linguaCyclophorus bodinieriCyclophorus martiniNiphobolus martiniPyrrosia martiniCyclophorus lingua var. attenuataPyrrosia caudifronsCyclophorus lingua var. angustifronsPolypodium taiwanensePyrrosia medogensisNiphobolus lingua
