Ophioglossum reticulatum, the netted adder's-tongue, is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae.[3] It has a pantropical/pansubtropical distribution; Latin America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Yemen, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, warmer parts of China, Malesia, Korea, Japan, and many tropical islands.[2] A hexaploid, it has the highest number of chromosomes of any plant, 720.[4] Its leaves—or leaf, individuals only grow one per year—are edible, and are regularly consumed by people in Africa and Asia.[5][6]
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| Ophioglossum reticulatum |
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| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
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Tracheophytes |
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Polypodiophyta |
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Polypodiopsida |
| Order: |
Ophioglossales |
| Family: |
Ophioglossaceae |
| Genus: |
Ophioglossum |
| Species: |
O. reticulatum |
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Ophioglossum reticulatum
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- Ophioglossum aletum M.Patel
- Ophioglossum austroasiaticum Nishida
- Ophioglossum chaloneri H.K.Goswami
- Ophioglossum cognatum C.Presl
- Ophioglossum cordifolium Roxb.
- Ophioglossum cumingianum C.Presl
- Ophioglossum holm-nielsenii B.Øllg.
- Ophioglossum moluccanum f. dilatatum Miq.
- Ophioglossum obovatum Miq.
- Ophioglossum ovatum Bory
- Ophioglossum pedunculatum Desv. & Nakai
- Ophioglossum peruvianum C.Presl
- Ophioglossum raciborskii Alderw.
- Ophioglossum ramosii Copel.
- Ophioglossum reticulatum var. acutius Christ
- Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum (Miq.) Wieff.
- Ophioglossum reticulatum var. polyangium Christ
- Ophioglossum timorense Miq.
- Ophioglossum usterianum Christ
- Ophioglossum vulgatum var. minutum F.M.Bailey
- Ophioglossum vulgatum var. reticulatum (L.) D.C.Eaton
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