Dryopteris cognata

Dryopteris cognata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris
Species:
D. cognata
Binomial name
Dryopteris cognata
Synonyms[1]
  • Aspidium cognatum (C.Presl) Fée
  • Dryopteris fuliginosa C.Chr.
  • Lastrea cognata C.Presl (1851)
  • Nephrodium cognatum (C.Presl) Hook.

Dryopteris cognata, the large kidney fern, is a herbaceous plant, a member of the Dryopteridaceae family.[2]

Distribution

It is an endemic species to Saint Helena.[3][4]

Taxonomy

The species was first described as Lastrea cognata by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1851. In 1891 Otto Kuntze placed the species in genus Dryopteris as D. cognata.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dryopteris cognata (C.Presl) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "PteridoPortal - Dryopteris cognata". www.pteridoportal.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. ↑ "Dryopteris cognata (C.Presl) Kuntze | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ↑ "Dryopteris cognata - Specimen Viewer - Henry William Ravenel - Plants and Planter". plantsandplanter.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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