Hymenophyllum exsertum Wall.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Hymenophylloideae > Hymenophyllum

Characteristics

Plants 3-12 cm tall. Rhizome brown, with sparse light brownish short hairs or subglabrous, with sparse dark brown rootlets. Stipes remote, 1-2 cm apart, brown, filiform, 1-5 cm, sparsely hairy or subglabrous, wingless. Rachis winged throughout or narrowly winged at apex, with acicular hairs. Lamina bipinnate to tripinnatifid, oblong or ovate, 3-9 × 1.5-4 cm, membranous and opaque; pinnae 3-12 pairs, sessile, spreading, ovate to oblong or triangular-ovate, 3-18 × 5-15 mm, base decurrent, margin parted, apex obtuse; ultimate segments simple or forked, linear-oblong, 1-3 × 0.8-1 mm, with a single veinlet, margin entire or serrate, apex obtuse. Veins dichotomous, slightly raised on each surface, dark brown, zigzag, with acicular hairs on each surface. Sori on upper parts of frond; involucres circular to oval, 1-1.5 mm, often with teeth at apex; receptacles slender, included. 2n = 42.
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.12
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Hymenophyllum exsertum world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17122860-1
WFO ID wfo-0001117767
COL ID 3NKCR
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Synonyms

Hymenophyllum densum Pseudomecodium exsertum Hymenophyllum austrosinicum Hymenophyllum delavayi Mecodium exsertum Hymenophyllum exsertum