Diplopterygium laevissimum (Christ) Nakai

Species

Pteridophytes > Gleicheniales > Gleicheniaceae > Diplopterygium

Characteristics

Plants 1-1.5 m tall. Rhizomes creeping, dark brown, cylindric, covered with brown scales. Fronds 2-pinnate; pinnae opposite, ovate-oblong, 30-50 × 20-26 cm; pinnules alternate, 20-30 on each side, pinnatisect, narrowly lanceolate, 12-18 × 1.5-2.5 cm, base attenuate, apex caudate-acuminate; lobes alternate, 25-40 on each side, obliquely spreading, lanceolate, 7-13 × ca. 2 mm, apex acute; lamina thinly leathery, greenish gray abaxially, glabrous; costae flat adaxially; veins prominent on both surfaces. Sori orbicular, exindusiate, with 4 or 5 sporangia.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.51 - 0.76
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Diplopterygium laevissimum world distribution map, present in Argentina, China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17389300-1
WFO ID wfo-0001124223
COL ID 36MVW
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Synonyms

Dicranopteris laevissima Gleichenia kiusiana Hicriopteris laevissima Gleichenia laevissima Diplopterygium laevissimum Mertensia laevissima