Polystichum
Translingual
Polystichum lonchitis, a holly fern
Etymology
πολύς (polús, “many”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “row”)
Proper noun
Polystichum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dryopteridaceae – many ferns, including some called holly ferns, sword ferns, and shield ferns.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Polypodiidae - subclass; Polypodiales - order; Dryopteridaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Polystichum lonchitis - type species; for other species see
Polystichum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .
References
Polystichum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Polystichum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Polystichum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Polystichum at USDA Plants database
- Polystichum at Tropicos
- Polystichum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Polystichum at Encyclopedia of Life
- Polystichum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Polystichum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Polystichum at The Plant List
- Polystichum at Paleology Database