Iejima Chasenda(in japanese)

Iejima Chasenda(in japanese)
Japanese Common Name
Iejima Chasenda
Scientific name
Asplenium oligophlebium var. iezimaense
Taxonomy
Order: Polypodiales, Family: Aspleniaceae
Size
Up to 2 m (length of its stem)
Species Distribution
Ie Island
National Endangered Species
Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Critically Endangered
Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Critically Endangered
Its habitat area and population are small. Asplenium oligophlebium var. iezimaense is a variety of Asplenium oligophlebium, and an endemic species of Ie Island.

※Please note!
Asplenium oligophlebium var. iezimaense is listed as National Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Please refer to the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Updated May 2018

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