Pteris semipinnata is a fern species in the Pteridoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.[1] It is mainly distributed in tropical regions, such as southern China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and northern India.[2] It is also found in Japan (Ryukyu Islands) and Bhutan.[3] Pteris semipinnata grows in open forests, on the acid soil near streams or rocks, below 900 meters above sea level.[4] It is native to Hong Kong[5] and Taiwan.[6] It should also be native to China (According to the description of Flora of China (series) for the content of "Flora of China"). In any case, Hong Kong is currently a city in China, so it can be said that Pteris semipinnata is native to China.

Pteris semipinnata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pteris
Species:
P. semipinnata
Binomial name
Pteris semipinnata



References edit

  1. ^ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2. ISSN 1179-3163.
  2. ^ "Pteris semipinnata Linnaeus". Flora of China.
  3. ^ "Pteris semipinnata Linnaeus". Flora of China.
  4. ^ "Pteris semipinnata Linnaeus". Flora of China.
  5. ^ HKTree. Pteris semipinnata.
  6. ^ "半邊羽裂鳳尾蕨" (in Chinese). Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.