Dicranopteris curranii Copel.

Species

Pteridophytes > Gleicheniales > Gleicheniaceae > Dicranopteris

Characteristics

Fronds large, strongly erect but not greatly elongate nor high-climbing; primary rachis-branches few times equally forked; ultimate branches commonly 40 cm long and 12 cm wide, accessory branches at penultimate forks commonly 20-30 cm long and 7-10 cm wide; costules 5-7 mm apart; lamina-segments 3½-4.5 mm wide above the base, texture firm, lower surface glaucous, usually quite glabrous apart from minute simple hairs on the veins, often pinkish on costae and lower parts of costules; veins slender, slightly prominent on lower surface but not on upper; stipular leaflets to 3 cm long at bases of primary branches; spores monolete.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system rhizome
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Environment

In thickets with varieties of D. linearis, from sealevel up to 1500 m.
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses material
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Cultivation

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Images

Dicranopteris curranii unspecified picture

Distribution

Dicranopteris curranii world distribution map, present in Fiji, Indonesia, Iceland, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17387890-1
WFO ID wfo-0001254565
COL ID 6D5MQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sticherus venosus Gleichenia venosa Dicranopteris curranii