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Dryopteridaceae

East Indian hollyfern

Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale

Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Arachniodes

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East Indian hollyfern: A rachniodes_aristata syn. Polystichum aristatum at the greenhouse of Uni Giessen Botanical Garden.
Photo: Kembangraps, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
刺芒复叶耳蕨, 細葉複葉耳蕨, 刺头复叶耳蕨, 复叶耳蕨, 小狗脊, 芒刺复叶耳蕨
English
East Indian hollyfern
Korean
가는쇠고사리

Synonyms

  • Aspidium aristatum (G.Forst.) Sw.
  • Aspidium hamiltonianum Wall.
  • Byrsopteris aristata (G.Forst.) Morton
  • Dryopteris aristata (G.Forst.) Kuntze
  • Lastrea aristata (G.Forst.) T.Moore
  • Nephrodium aristatum (G.Forst.) C.Presl
  • Polypodium aristatum G.Forst.
  • Polystichopsis aristata (G.Forst.) Holttum
  • Polystichopsis aristata (G.Forst.) Tagawa
  • Polystichum aculeatum var. samoense Luerss.
  • Polystichum aristatum (G.Forst.) C.Presl
  • Polystichum lobatum var. aristatum (G.Forst.) C.Chr.
  • Polystichum lobatum var. aristatum (Hook.f. ) C.Chr.
  • Rumohra aristata (G.Forst.) Ching

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.