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Onocleaceae

Oriental ostrich fern

Pentarhizidium orientale (Hook.) Hayata

Family
Onocleaceae
Genus
Pentarhizidium

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Oriental ostrich fern: Botanical specimen in the Botanischer Garten, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
东方荚果蕨, 東方莢果蕨, 斑鸠, 斑鸠脑, 斑鸠血, 荚果蕨贯众
English
Oriental ostrich fern
Japanese
イヌガンソク
Korean
개면마
Persian
سرخس پنجریشه خاوری

Synonyms

  • Dryopteris peregrina C.Chr.
  • Matteuccia cavaleriana (Christ) C.Chr.
  • Matteuccia japonica (Hayata) C.Chr.
  • Matteuccia orientalis (Hook.) Trevis.
  • Matteuccia orientalis f. monstra Ching & K.H.Shing
  • Nephrodium regulare Baker
  • Onoclea orientalis (Hook.) Hook.
  • Pentarhizidium japonicum Hayata
  • Pteretis japonica (Hayata) Ching
  • Pteretis orientalis (Hook.) Ching
  • Pterinodes orientalis (Hook.) Kuntze
  • Struthiopteris cavaleriana Christ
  • Struthiopteris orientalis Hook.

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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.