Lygodium microphyllum

Lygodium microphyllum

Lygodium microphyllum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lygodiaceae
Genus: Lygodium
Species: Lygodium microphyllum

Name

Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 162 (1810).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ugena microphylla Cav., Icon. 6: 76, t. 595 (1801).
• Homotypic
  • Lygodium scandens var. microphyllum (Cav.) Luerss., J. Mus. Godeffroy 6: 4 (1874).
• Heterotypic
  • Lygodium scandens var. intermedium Ces., Atti Acad. Napoli 7: 33. (1876).
  • Ophioglossum filiforme Roxb., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 4: 476, t. 26, f. 3 (1844).
  • Trichomanes cochinchinense Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 8: 83. (1808).

Homonyms

• Lygodium microphyllum Link nom. illeg. = Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Lygodium microphyllum Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierre Leone. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania (plus Zanzibar, Pemba), Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Yunnan), Hainan, China Southeast (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi). Regional: Eastern Asia Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam (Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura), Bangladesh, East Himalaya (Arunachal Pradesh), India (Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal), Nepal, Sri Lanka. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali (Flores Lombok)), Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore), Maluku, Philippines (incl. Palawan), Sulawesi, Sumatera. Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands (North Solomons, South Solomons). Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji, New Caledonia. Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands (Micronesia Federated States, Palau), Marianas (Guam) Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida (introduced). Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Jamaica (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lygodium microphyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lygodium microphyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lygodium microphyllum. Published online. Accessed: 16 Aug 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Lygodium microphyllum Accessed: 16 Aug 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lygodium microphyllum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Climbing maidenhair

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