Cyrtomium falcatum (L. f.) C. Presl

Common Name: Japanese Holly Fern
Family: Dryopteridaceae

Country of Origin: Asia, Polynesia

Description: This fern is a perennial plant with a large light brown rhizome.
Cyrtomium falcatum has leaves exceeding 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) in length made up of six to ten pairs of shiny bright green leaflets. Each leathery leaflet has a flat to wavy to slightly toothed margin and a netlike pattern of veining. The underside of each leaflet has sori beneath brown or black indusia.³

Uses: The rhizome is used medicinally for the expulsion of tapeworms.

Culture: Japanese holly fern likes rich, acidic soil and good drainage and does well in partial to full shade. It tolerates more sun than many ferns.⁴

USDA Zone: 7-11

Accession Data:

Accession # 198500177
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 3108 - EVO: Basal Angiosperms
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 05-17-2025

Classification:

Division: Ferns
Class: Polypodiopsida
SubClass: Polypodiidae
Order: Polypodiales
SubOrder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
SubFamily: Dryopteridoideae
Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

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2013

References (internal):

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last acessed 26 October 2015.
Cyrtomium falcatum at Wikispecies. Last accessed 26 October 2015.
Cyrtomium falcatum at Wikipedia. Last accessed 26 October 2015.
Cyrtomium falcatum at Floridata. Last accessed 26 October 2015.

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