Japanese name: オニヤブソテツ（鬼藪蘇鉄） Scientific name:Cyrtomium falcatum subsp. falcatum
[Overview]
An evergreen fern seen mainly in sunny places near the coast.
It has a tuberous rhizome.
The fronds are large, 15–60 cm long and 15–25 cm wide, and are odd-pinnately compound with 7–18 pairs of lateral pinnae.
The lateral pinnae are curved like a sickle, thick, glossy and entire.
The sori cover the whole underside of the frond; the indusium is round, black in the center and grayish white at the edge.
The stipe is 10–40 cm long and densely covered with brown scales at the base.
[Uses]
The rhizome is used medicinally.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by division.
It prefers sun to partial shade and a well-drained, moisture-retentive site.
It is easy to grow.
Fertilizer is not particularly necessary.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
