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botanical illustration of Chinese Polystichum, Polystichum polyblepharum

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Chinese Polystichum

Polystichum polyblepharum

Chinese Polystichum · sköldbräken

At a glance

Origin / distribution: SE

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ARSENIC, BARIUM, BROMINE, CHLORINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Dryopteridaceae

Scientific name: Polystichum polyblepharum

Common names: Chinese Polystichum, sköldbräken

History

The source record documents this plant in SE.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • SE

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Naturalization and Spread of Four of the Most Marketed Ornamental Ferns: Cyrtomium falcatum, Dryopteris cycadina, Dryopteris erythrosora and Polystichum polyblepharum · 2025 source ↗
  • Squalene Cyclases and Cycloartenol Synthases from <i>Polystichum polyblepharum</i> and Six Allied Ferns. · 2018 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ARSENIC
  • BARIUM
  • BROMINE
  • CHLORINE
  • CHROMIUM
  • IODINE
  • IRON
  • MANGANESE
  • MOLYBDENUM
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • STRONTIUM
  • SULFUR
  • TITANIUM
  • ZINC
  • CALCIUM
  • COPPER
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  • LEAD
  • NICKEL
  • POTASSIUM
  • RUBIDIUM

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Polystichum polyblepharum
Polystichum polyblepharum · Photo by David J. Stang

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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