Illustrated Guide to Wild Flowers of China

Author: Cheng Xuke
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Publish Date: 1999-11-01
Features: Crown fern, 103 families and genera, Taxaceae, Taxus species. Morphology: Herbaceous, 80-140 cm tall. Rhizome: Fleshy, thick, creeping, densely covered with scales. Scales: Brown. Leaves: Clustering, leathery, smooth, hairless, petiolate, oblong-obovate. Spore maturation period: April-June. Distribution: Yunnan south, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan in China; also found in Myanmar, India, Nepal, and Malaysia. Habitat: Epiphytic on rocks and trees in rainforests or seasonal rainforests at altitudes of 100-1900 meters. Use: Indoor hanging.