Blechnaceae

Brainea insignis (Hook.) J.Sm.

Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Brainea

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Brainea insignis: 蘇鐵蕨 < 蘇鐵蕨屬 < 烏毛蕨科 Pteris — Photo: 石川 Shihchuan from 台北市, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 苏铁蕨, 蘇鐵蕨

Synonyms

Blechnum insigne (Hook.) C.M.Kuo
Bowringia insignis Hook.
Brainea formosana Hayata
Brainea insignis var. formosana (Hayata) Tagawa

Photos

Photo: 石川 Shihchuan from 台北市, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eugene Popov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 黃美滿, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ольга Зеленова, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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.