Adiantum melanoleucum Willd.

Fragrant maidenhair (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Pteridaceae > Vittarioideae > Adiantum

Characteristics

Stems short-creeping; scales dark reddish brown, concolored, margins entire. Leaves arching to erect, clustered, (15--)35--80 cm. Petiole 1--2 mm diam., minutely rough, abaxially strigose, not glaucous. Blade ovate, pinnate, 1-pinnate distally (small leaves 1-pinnate throughout), (11--)15--35 × (3.5--)8--15 cm, glabrous; proximal pinnae (and sometimes also next 2--3 pairs) 1--2(--3)-pinnate; rachis straight, densely minutely rough. Segment stalks 0.1--0.8 mm, dark color entering into segment base. Ultimate segments oblong, about 2 times as long as broad; basiscopic margin straight or sometimes oblique; acroscopic margin shallowly lobed, lobes separated by narrow incisions; apex obtuse, shallowly lobed. False indusia crescent-shaped, 1--4.5 mm, glabrous. Spores mostly 40--50 µm diam. 2 n = 60.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Adiantum melanoleucum world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17011480-1
WFO ID wfo-0001109476
COL ID 653L6
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Synonyms

Adiantum urbanianum Adiantum cubense Adiantum melanoleucum Adiantum cubense var. nanum Adiantum melanoleucum var. nanum