Polystichum makinoi is a species of fern in the genus Polystichum in the family Dryopteridaceae.
Distribution P. makinoi is native to Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Nepal, Tibet, North Korea, South Korea, and Myanmar.Plants of the World Online. Available at: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17414160-1 [accessed 22/02/21]
Description Polystichum makinoi is an evergreen fern with triangular, glossy green leaves. It can reach up to 60 centimeters in height at maturity.RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79785/Polystichum-makinoi/Details [accessed 22/02/21]
Etymology Polystichum is derived from Greek and means 'many rows', which is a reference to the arrangement of the sori of ferns in this genus.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 248, 310
Makinoi is named for Tomitaro Makino (1863-1957), a Japanese botanist who was known as 'the father of Japanese botany'.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Makino Tomitarō" in .
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