Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J. Sm. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J. Sm.

Summary

Genus:

Odontosoria

Family:

Lindsaeaceae

Nomen number:

423709

Place of publication:

B. Seemann, Bot. voy. Herald 430. 1857

Verified:

05/07/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Trichomanes chinense L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Sphenomeris chinensis (L.) Maxon

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Adiantum chusanum L.
Sphenomeris chusana (L.) Copel.
Stenoloma chusanum (L.) Ching

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Reference(s)

Cheung, Siu-cheong & Ning-hon Li, eds. Chinese medicinal herbs of Hong Kong. 1978-
Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
Kramer, K. U. 1975. Pacific plant areas. 3:346-347.
Kramer, K. U. 1990. Dennstaedtiaceae. The families and genera of vascular plants. 1990- 1:91.
Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource).
Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). 1965
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. Flora malesiana. 1948-
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	Hong Kong
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Papua New Guinea
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines
1	Native	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii
1	Native	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	French Polynesia
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Vanuatu

Native
Africa

WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang], Hong Kong
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Vanuatu

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		Cheung, Siu-cheong & Ning-hon Li, eds. Chinese medicinal herbs of Hong Kong. 1978-

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=423709. Accessed 15 December 2025.