Lygodium

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Schizaeales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Schizaeales

Familia: Lygodiaceae
Genus: Lygodium
Species:

L. altum – L. articulatum – L. auriculatum – L. boivinii – L. borneense – L. circinnatum – L. cubense – L. dimorphum – L. flexuosum – L. heterodoxum – L. hians – L. japonicum – L. kerstenii – L. lanceolatum – L. longifolium – L. merrillii – L. microphyllum – L. oligostachyum – L. palmatum – L. polystachyum – L. radiatum – L. reticulatum – L. salicifolium – L. smithianum – L. trifurcatum – L. venustum – L. versteegii – L. volubile – L. yunnanense
Nothospecies: L. × fayae – L. × lancetillanum
Paleospecies: †L. kaulfussi

Name[edit]

Lygodium Swartz, J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 7, 106 (1801).

Synonyms[edit]

Heterotypic
- Hugona Cav. ex Roem., Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 2(3): 486 (1801), nom. superfl.
- Gisopteris Bernh., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 129 (1801).
- Odontopteris Bernh., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 127 (1801).
- Ramondia Mirb., Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 179 (1801), nom. rej.
- Ugena Cav., Icon. 6: 73 (1801).
- Hydroglossum Willd., Abh. Kurfürstl.-Mainz. Akad. Nützl. Wiss. Erfurt 2(5): 13, 20 (1802).
- Cteisium Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 275 (1803).
- Vallifilix Thouars, Gen. Nov. Madagasc.: 1 (1809), nom. superfl.
- Lygodictyon J.Sm. in W.J.Hooker, Gen. Fil.: t. 111B (1842).
- Arthrolygodes C.Presl, Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 101 (1845).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces (introduced), KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, New Caledonia, Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Line Islands, Society Islands.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Missouri (introduced).
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas (introduced).
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas (introduced), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana (introduced), Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico (introduced), Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Paraguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Swartz, O. 1801. Genera et species filicum ordine systematico redactarum, adiectis synonymis et iconibus selectis, nec non speciebus recenter detectis, et demum plurimis dubiosis, ulterius investigandis. Journal für die Botanik (Schrader) 1800(2): 1–120. MDZ Reference page.

Additional references[edit]

Pabst, M.B. 1968. The flora of the Chuckanut Formation: the Equisetales, Filicales, and Coniferales. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 76: i–v, 1–85. Reference page.
Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H. & Wolf, P.G. 2006. A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 705–731. DOI: 10.2307/25065646 JSTOR ResearchGate PDF. Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lygodium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Lygodium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Aug 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lygodium. Published online. Accessed: 15 Aug 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Lygodium Accessed: 15 Aug 2023.

Vernacular names[edit]

Bahasa Indonesia: Hata
日本語: カニクサ
polski: Wężówka
中文: 海金沙屬

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