Onychium

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Onychium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Onychium (Greek, onyx, a claw; referring to the shape of the lobes of the Lvs.). Polypodiaceae. A group of small mainly Asiatic ferns, with the sori arranged on a continuous linear receptacle as in Pteris, but with narrow segms. in which the indusia extend nearly to the midrib. For cult., see Fern. The orchids occasionally advertised as onychiums are dendrobiums. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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