Polystichum stimulans (Kunze ex Mett.) Bedd., Ferns Brit. India , pl. 31 1865. (syn: Aspidium ilicifolium D.Don; Aspidium pungens Wall.; Aspidium stimulans Kunze ex Mett.; Dryopteris ilicifolia (D.Don) Kuntze; Polystichum ilicifolium (D.Don) T.Moore);
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Himalaya to China (Yunnan, Sichuan): China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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Polystichum stimulans (Kunze ex Mett.) Bedd. submission AS8 April22: 5 high res. images.
Here’s a new fern addition to website.
Polystichum stimulants (Kunze ex Mett.) Bedd.
Family – Polypodiaceae
Photographed in Khokhan WLS, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh
In April 2022
Id is validated by Dr. Surinder Khullar sir


 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  Tropicos  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China  FOC illustration  Plant illustrations  pteridoportal