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Lygodium japonicum.jpg

Lygodium japonicum  (Thunb.) Sw.


Home > ​Plants > Pteridophytes​ > ​Lygodiaceae​ > Lygodium japonicum

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Pteridophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Schizaeales
​Family: Lygodiaceae
Genus: Lygodium
Species: japonicum


  • Common names: Japanese climbing fern
  • Thai names: กูดงอแง kut ngo ngae (Mae Hong Son)
  • Chinese names: 海金沙 hai jin sha
  • Distribution: Sri Lanka, Himalaya to China north to Chekiang, Korea, Japan, Indochina, throughout Malesia east to New Guinea; also naturalized in the United States.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Nam Tok Tad Fa)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
Lygodium japonicum image location map.jpg
Image locations

Images of Lygodium japonicum from Thailand.
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb) Sw Nam Tok Tad Fa Chaiyaphum July.jpg
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb) Sw. Nam Tok Tad Fa Chaiyaphum July

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​​
​Ferns of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia
​Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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