Ophioglossum reticulatum

Ophioglossum reticulatum
Habit
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Ophioglossales
Family: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Ophioglossum
Species:
O. reticulatum
Binomial name
Ophioglossum reticulatum
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Ophioglossum aletum M.Patel
    • Ophioglossum austroasiaticum Nishida
    • Ophioglossum chaloneri H.K.Goswami
    • Ophioglossum cognatum C.Presl
    • Ophioglossum cordifolium Roxb.
    • Ophioglossum cumingianum C.Presl
    • Ophioglossum holm-nielsenii B.Øllg.
    • Ophioglossum moluccanum f. dilatatum Miq.
    • Ophioglossum obovatum Miq.
    • Ophioglossum ovatum Bory
    • Ophioglossum pedunculatum Desv. & Nakai
    • Ophioglossum peruvianum C.Presl
    • Ophioglossum raciborskii Alderw.
    • Ophioglossum ramosii Copel.
    • Ophioglossum reticulatum var. acutius Christ
    • Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum (Miq.) Wieff.
    • Ophioglossum reticulatum var. polyangium Christ
    • Ophioglossum timorense Miq.
    • Ophioglossum usterianum Christ
    • Ophioglossum vulgatum var. minutum F.M.Bailey
    • Ophioglossum vulgatum var. reticulatum (L.) D.C.Eaton

Ophioglossum reticulatum, the netted adder's-tongue, is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae.[3] It has a pantropical/pansubtropical distribution; Latin America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Yemen, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, warmer parts of China, Malesia, Korea, Japan, and many tropical islands.[2] A hexaploid, it has the highest number of chromosomes of any plant, 720.[4] Its leaves—or leaf, individuals only grow one per year—are edible, and are regularly consumed by people in Africa and Asia.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Irudayaraj, V. (2011). "Ophioglossum reticulatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T194160A8885705. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T194160A8885705.en. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Ophioglossum reticulatum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ Schoch, C. L.; Ciufo, S.; Domrachev, M.; Hotton, C. L.; Kannan, S.; Khovanskaya, R.; Leipe, D.; McVeigh, R.; O'Neill, K.; Robbertse, B.; Sharma, S.; Soussov, V.; Sullivan, J. P.; Sun, L.; Turner, S.; Karsch-Mizrachi, I. (2020). "NCBI Taxonomy: A comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools". Database: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation. 2020: baaa062. doi:10.1093/database/baaa062. PMC 7408187. PMID 32761142.
  4. ^ Lukhtanov, Vladimir (2015). "The blue butterfly Polyommatus (Plebicula) atlanticus (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) holds the record of the highest number of chromosomes in the non-polyploid eukaryotic organisms". Comparative Cytogenetics. 9 (4): 683–690. doi:10.3897/CompCytogen.v9i4.5760. PMC 4698580. PMID 26753083.
  5. ^ Maroyi, Alfred (2014). "Not just minor wild edible forest products: Consumption of pteridophytes in sub-Saharan Africa". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 10: 78. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-78. PMC 4290087. PMID 25534561.
  6. ^ Ojha, Rijan; Devkota, Hari Prasad (2021). "Edible and Medicinal Pteridophytes of Nepal: A Review". Ethnobotany Research and Applications. 22. doi:10.32859/era.22.16.1-16. S2CID 239709292.


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