Drynaria mollis Bedd.

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Polypodiaceae > Drynarioideae > Drynaria

Characteristics

Rhizome creeping, 0.5-1(-2) cm in diam.; scales soft, tufted, basifixed, 5-11 × 0.5-1.2 mm, margin biserrate; fronds dimorphic, hairy; basal fronds sessile, 7-15 × 3-7 cm, base cordate, auriculate, pinnatilobed up to 2/3 or more, lobes 8-13 pairs, margin entire, ciliate at young stage, glabrous on both sides, lower side of costa slightly hairy and with small scales at base; foliage fronds stalked, stipe 1-3(-13) cm, conspicuously winged; lamina pinnatifid up to 0-2 mm from costa, 20-40(-50) × 7-12(-15) cm, apex not aborted; pinnae 15-18 pairs, spreading, lanceolate, 3-8 × 1-1.5(-2) cm, margin entire, densely ciliate, apex obtuse; abaxial side along costa with small scales. Sori in 1 straight row between costa and margin, 1 row between lateral veins. Spores with spines.
Life form -
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Drynaria mollis world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17091490-1
WFO ID wfo-0001115260
COL ID 8S6PW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Drynaria mollis Drynaria rivalis Polypodium rivale Drynaria tibetica Drynaria costulisora