Odontosoria biflora

Odontosoria biflora
In Taiwan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Lindsaeaceae
Genus: Odontosoria
Species:
O. biflora
Binomial name
Odontosoria biflora
(Kaulf.) C.Chr.
Synonyms
  • Davallia biflora Kaulf.
  • Microlepia biflora (Kaulf.) Mett.
  • Odontosoria tsoongii Ching
  • Sphenomeris biflora (Kaulf.) Tagawa
  • Sphenomeris chinensis subsp. biflora (Kaulf.) Jôtani & Ohba
  • Stenoloma biflorum (Kaulf.) Ching
  • Stenoloma littorale Tagawa

Odontosoria biflora is a species of fern in the family Lindsaeaceae. As with other species in the family, it has been placed in different genera; synonyms include Sphenomeris biflora and Sphenomeris chinensis ssp. biflora. It is native to Southeast China, Korea, Japan and its offshore islands, Taiwan, and the Philippines. The fronds are leathery in texture, with the final segments being wedge-shaped. In the northern Philippines, it is described as "common", being found on ridges and rocks at elevations of up to about 150 m.

Known in parts of the Philippines by the Ivatan name tubho, sun-dried leaves are used to make tubho tea.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Odontosoria biflora (Kaulf.) C.Chr.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-11-19
  2. 1 2 Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019), "Odontosoria biflora", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, vol. 8, retrieved 2019-11-19
  3. 1 2 Barcelona, Julie Fenete (2003), "The taxonomy and ecology of the pteridophytes of Mt. Iraya and vicinity, Batan Island, Batanes Province, Northern Philippines", in Chandra, Subhash & Srivastava, Mrittunjai (eds.), Pteridology in the New Millennium, Dordrecht, etc.: Kluwer Academic, p. 309, retrieved 2019-11-20