毛葉腎蕨

腎蕨科

學名:Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.

英名:Broad Sword Fern、Giant Sword Fern

別名:毛絨腎蕨

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簡介 Description

腎蕨屬多年生草本,臺灣原生,熱帶亞洲亦有分佈。地生或間隙附生型蕨類,植株高60~100cm,具短直立莖。葉叢生,密布毛狀鱗片,一回羽狀複葉;羽片呈長鐮刀形,鋸齒緣,基部朝上一側多少耳狀突起;羽片緊靠葉軸,但未覆於葉軸上;葉表邊緣有泌水孔。孢子囊群位在前側小脈頂端,孢膜腎形。

A perennial herb of the genus Nephrolepis, native to Taiwan and also distributed in tropical Asia. Terrestrial or interstitial ferns, plants 60-100 cm high, with short upright stems. Fronds tufted, densely covered with hair-like scales, pinnately compound; pinna long sickle-shaped, margin serrated with ear-shaped enation on the upright side of the base; pinna positioned closely to but not covered by the rachis; hydathodes borne on the margin. Sori located at the tip of the fine veins with a kidney-shaped spore membrane.

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栽培 Cultivation

喜半遮陰潮濕環境,介質肥沃且排水良好。以孢子繁殖,亦可分株繁殖。

The plants prefer partial shade and humid environment as well as a fertile and well-draining medium. Propagated by spores and ramets.

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應用 Application

可做遮蔭處地被植物或室內盆栽,全草可入藥。

The plant can be used as shade groundcover or indoor bonsai; the whole plant has medicinal properties.