Lepisorus contortus
Also known as: Lepisorus crassirhizoma Ching & Z.Y.Liu +8 more
- Lepisorus crassirhizoma Ching & Z.Y.Liu
- Lepisorus jinfoshanensis Ching
- Lepisorus khullarii P.C.Pande & H.C.Pande
- Lepisorus nyalamensis Ching & S.K.Wu
- Pleopeltis contorta (Christ) Alston & Bonner
- Polypodium contortum (Christ) Christ
- Polypodium lineare f. contortum (Christ) Takeda
- Polypodium lineare var. contortum Christ
- Polypodium thunbergianum var. contortum (Christ) C.Chr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Lepisorus contortus is an epiphytic fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya