Ophioglossum reticulatum

Clade:Tracheophytes

Division:Polypodiophyta

Class:Polypodiopsida

Order:Ophioglossales

Ophioglossum reticulatum
Habit
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Ophioglossales
Family:	Ophioglossaceae
Genus:	Ophioglossum
Species:	O. reticulatum
Binomial name
Ophioglossum reticulatum L.
Synonyms[2]
List Ophioglossum aletum M.Patel Ophioglossum austroasiaticum Nishida Ophioglossum chaloneri H.K.Goswami Ophioglossum cognatum C.Presl Ophioglossum cordifolium Roxb. Ophioglossum cumingianum C.Presl Ophioglossum holm-nielsenii B.Øllg. Ophioglossum moluccanum f. dilatatum Miq. Ophioglossum obovatum Miq. Ophioglossum ovatum Bory Ophioglossum pedunculatum Desv. & Nakai Ophioglossum peruvianum C.Presl Ophioglossum raciborskii Alderw. Ophioglossum ramosii Copel. Ophioglossum reticulatum var. acutius Christ Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum (Miq.) Wieff. Ophioglossum reticulatum var. polyangium Christ Ophioglossum timorense Miq. Ophioglossum usterianum Christ Ophioglossum vulgatum var. minutum F.M.Bailey Ophioglossum vulgatum var. reticulatum (L.) D.C.Eaton

Ophioglossum reticulatum, the netted adder's-tongue, is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae.^[3] It has a pantropical/pansubtropical distribution; Latin America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Yemen, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, warmer parts of China, Malesia, Korea, Japan, and many tropical islands.^[2] It is a hexaploid and has the highest known number of chromosomes of any plant, 720.^[4] Its leaves—or leaf, individuals only grow one per year—are edible, and are regularly consumed by people in Africa and Asia.^[5][6]