Aglaomorpha quercifolia
{{Short description|Species of fern}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Oakleaf fern
|image= Oak_Leaf_Fern_(Drynaria_quercifolia)_1.jpg
|genus=Aglaomorpha (plant)
|species=quercifolia
|authority = (L.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds.
|synonyms =
{{Species list
|Drynaria brancifolia|(C. Presl) Moore
|Drynaria morbillosa|(C. Presl) Moore
|Drynaria quercifolia|(L.) J. Sm.
|Drynariopsis morbillosa|(C. Presl) Copel.
|Phymatodes brancifolia|(C. Presl) C. Presl
|Phymatodes morbillosa|C. Presl
|Phymatodes quercifolia|(L.) C. Presl
|Phymatodes sylvatica|(Schkuhr) C. Presl
|Polypodium brancifolium|C. Presl
|Polypodium conjugatum|Poir.
|Polypodium morbillosum|C. Presl
|Polypodium quercifolium|L.
|Polypodium quercioides|Desv.
|Polypodium schkuhrii|Bory
|Polypodium siifolium|Goldm.
|Polypodium sylvaticum|Schkuhr
}}
}}
Aglaomorpha quercifolia (synonym Drynaria quercifolia), commonly known as the oakleaf fern or oakleaf basket fern, is a species of Aglaomorpha in the family Polypodiaceae. Other common names for the fern are pakpak lawin, gurar, koi hin, ashvakatri, kabkab, kabkaban, or uphatkarul.{{cite journal|author1=Eutiquio L. Rotaquio Jr.|author2=Nobukazu Nakagoshi|author3=Ronaldo L. Rotaquio|year=2007|title=Species Composition of Mangrove Forests in Aurora, Philippines – A Special Reference to the Presence of Kandelia candel (L.) Druve|journal=Journal of International Development and Cooperation|volume=13|issue=1|pages=61–78|publisher=Hiroshima University|issn=1341-0903|url=http://ir.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/metadb/up/kiyo/AN10482914/JIDC_13-1_61.pdf|accessdate=July 31, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322235941/http://ir.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/metadb/up/kiyo/AN10482914/JIDC_13-1_61.pdf|archivedate=March 22, 2012}}
Distribution
Aglaomorpha quercifolia is native to India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, and Australia.
Description
It is a large species with deeply pinnatifid foliage fronds. The nest fronds resemble the leaves of oaks, hence the common name. The sori are either scattered or arranged in two regular rows in between the secondary veins.{{cite book|author1=Barbara Joe Hoshizaki |author2=Robbin Craig Moran |title =Fern Grower's Manual|publisher =Timber Press|year =2001|pages=294–196|isbn =978-0-88192-495-4|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=Wq_-jexfHCcC&pg=PA294}}
File:Drynaria quercifolia (Oakleaf fern) sporangia.jpg
File:Drynaria quercifolia Beddome.png's "Ferns of British India, Cey;on, and the Malay Peninsula" (published 1892).]]
Trivia
"Kabkab", one of the plant's nicknames ("kabkaban" collectively for clumps of ferns), was the inspiration for the old name of Carcar, one of the towns of the province of Cebu in the Philippines. This was due to the abundance of these fern plants in the trunks and branches of the large trees, as well as the lowlands surrounding the area of the town. Currently, the term "kabkaban" refers to the town's local festival in honor of St. Catherine of Alexandria, which celebrates the town's musical history. The Kabkaban Festival is held around the 23rd to the 25th of November.
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