Polystichum

Translingual

Etymology

πολύς (polús, “many”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “row”), alluding to the dense coat of tiny scales on the rhizome and/or leaf rachis

Proper noun

Polystichum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dryopteridaceae – many ferns, including some called holly ferns, sword ferns, and shield ferns.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina – subphylum; Polypodiopsida – class; Polypodiidae – subclass; Polypodiales – order; Dryopteridaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Polystichum lonchitis - type species; for other species see Polystichum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .

References

• Polystichum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Polystichum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Polystichum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Polystichum at USDA Plants database
• Polystichum at Tropicos
• Polystichum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Polystichum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Polystichum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• “Polystichum”, in Paleobiology Database, 2025
• Polystichum at Plants of the World Online