Leptochilus pothifolius

Leptochilus pothifolius

  • Leptochilus pothifolius
  • Leptochilus pothifolius
  • Leptochilus pothifolius
  • Leptochilus pothifolius
  • Flower name
    Leptochilus pothifolius
  • Scientific name
    Leptochilus pothifolius
  • Alias岩海星, Leptochilus pothifolius
  • Place of originJapan, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, China, and the Indochina Peninsula
  • Place of floweringHigh mountain, Low mountains, Sub-alpine
  • Flowering season

What is Leptochilus pothifolius

Leptochilus pothifolius, (scientific name: Leptochilus pothifolius) is a native evergreen perennial fern plant inf the Polypodiaceae, native to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, China, and the Indochina Peninsula.
Earlier scientific names include, for example, Analysis elliptica.
There are two types of leaves: vegetative leaves and spores.
The leaves are single-winged compound leaves. The sporangia (solus) is linear and tan.

Generic name: Leptochilus pothifolius, Scientific name: Leptochilus pothifolius, Synonym: Colysis elliptica, aka:Iwa hitode,
Origin: Japan, Korean Peninsula, Taiwan ,China and Indochina Peninsula, Habitat: Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Environment: Rocky forest,
Plant height: 30-60 cm, leaf shape: single-winged compound leaf, sporangia (solus): linear, yellow-brown.


  • Order
    Polypodiales
  • Family
    Polypodiaceae
  • Genus
    Leptochilus
  • Species
    L. elliptica
  • Type of flower
    Other
  • Array of flower
    Other
  • Petal shape
    Other
  • Leaf type
    Pinnate compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Other
  • Life typeevergreen perennial fern plant
  • Flower colorsBrown White
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height30.0 ~ 60.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower ~ cm

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