Asplenium pteropus Kaulf.

West indian spleenwort (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Aspleniaceae > Asplenium

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen herb. It grows 0.1-0.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
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Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.25
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Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Asplenium pteropus world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:22650-2
WFO ID wfo-0001109344
COL ID HL9R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 833790
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Synonyms

Asplenium pteropus Asplenium subandinum Asplenium lunulatum f. major Asplenium macrodon Asplenium lunulatum var. pteropus Asplenium erectum var. pteropus Asplenium lunulatum subsp. pteropus Asplenium pteropus var. majus Chamaefilix lunulata var. pteropus