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Polystichum drepanum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum
Species:
P. drepanum
Binomial name
Polystichum drepanum
(Sw.) C.Presl

Polystichum drepanum, also known as Madeira shield-fern,[1] is a species of fern in the Dryopteridaceae family.

It is native to Madeira. Its natural habitat is subtropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2][3]

Taxonomy

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It was first described by Olof Swartz as Aspidium drepanum in 1801, and was moved to the genus Polystichum by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1836.[4]

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