Gleichenella pectinata (Willd.) Ching

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Species

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Characteristics

A perennial evergreen herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

Leaf

Gleichenella pectinata leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Gleichenella pectinata leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Gleichenella pectinata leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Gleichenella pectinata world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:110733-2
WFO ID wfo-0001113964
COL ID 6KGRP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 824906
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Synonyms

Gleichenia brasiliana Gleichenia hermannii Mertensia hookeri Mertensia emarginata Gleichenella pectinata Gleichenia nitida Mertensia brasiliana Mertensia elata Dicranopteris pectinata Mertensia glaucescens Gleichenia glaucescens Acropterygium pectinatum Mertensia nitida Mertensia pectinata Gleichenia pectinata Dicranopteris nitida Gleichenia linearis var. depauperata Gleichenia pectinata var. sublinearis Mertensia glaucescens var. mexicanum Mertensia glaucescens var. cubense