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The "Musha-shida" (Diplazium megaphyllum) belongs to the family Woodsiaceae. It is an evergreen fern that is distributed on Tokunoshima Island in Japan's Amami Islands, as well as in Taiwan, southern China, northern Vietnam, and eastern Burma. In Japan, it was discovered on Tokunoshima Island in 2018. It grows primarily along the banks of streams and in valleys in limestone regions, reaching a height of 90 to 150 cm. The rhizome is thick and erect, brown in color, and about 2 cm in diameter. The leaves are once-pinnately compound and oblong, 50-90 cm long, with the base typically deeply pinnately lobed and the apex triangular. There are 7-9 pairs of lateral leaflets. The sori are linear and located along the central part or at the base of the leaf veins. Its Japanese name is derived from Wushe in Nantou County, Taiwan. It is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the Ministry of the Environment's Red List. In Taiwanese Chinese, It is called "大葉雙蓋蕨", and "大羽雙蓋蕨" (da yu shuang gai jue) in Chinese.
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