Diplazium lonchophyllum Kunze

Lanceleaf twinsorus fern (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Athyriaceae > Diplazium

Characteristics

Stems ascending to erect; scales dark brown, ovate to lanceolate, margins dentate. Petiole 15--45 cm. Blade deltate-lanceolate, pinnate-pinnatifid, 20--36 × 8--22 cm, broadest at or just above base, acuminate at apex. Pinnae lanceolate-oblong, inequilateral, base cuneate basiscopically, truncate acroscopically, apex acuminate, lobed halfway or more toward costa; basal acroscopic segments of basal pinnae free, margins serrate. Veins pinnate, lateral veins simple or sometimes forked. Sori elongate, straight, single or double, indusiate; indusia vaulted, thin, erose.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.45
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Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Diplazium lonchophyllum world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17087630-1
WFO ID wfo-0001109584
COL ID 36HP2
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Synonyms

Diplazium coarctatum Diplazium fraternum Diplazium inaequilaterum Asplenium coarctatum Asplenium gradatum Diplazium lonchophyllum Diplazium actuale Asplenium inaequilaterum Asplenium schiedei Diplazium acutale Diplazium shepherdii var. flagelliferum Asplenium shepherdii var. flagelliferum Asplenium striatum var. lonchophyllum