Hymenophyllum falklandicum Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Hymenophylloideae > Hymenophyllum

Characteristics

Rhizome filiform, wiry, glabrous or sparsely covered with ferrugineous hairs. Fronds 2–4 (–10, not in Australia) cm long. Stipe 1–2 (–5, not in Australia) cm long, unwinged. Lamina broadly oblong, deeply 2-pinnatifid, 10–20 (–65, not in Australia) mm long, 5–7 (–15, not in Australia) mm wide; rachis very narrowly winged in upper part only; secondary segments branching only from the acroscopic side of primary pinnae. Ultimate segments oblong, 1–4 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide; margins toothed. Sori near frond apex, borne on short segment near base of pinna, solitary; involucre ovate to elliptic, bilabiate, divided to middle or below, 0.8 mm long, 0.65–0.7 mm wide, slightly wider than the ultimate segment on which it is borne; margins entire; receptacle included.
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Lithophytic in Feldmark.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

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Distribution

Hymenophyllum falklandicum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Australia, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17273140-1
WFO ID wfo-0001111467
COL ID 3NKCS
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Synonyms

Hymenophyllum falklandicum f. andinum Hymenophyllum falklandicum f. falklandicum Hymenophyllum glebarium Hymenophyllum falklandicum Hymenophyllum falklandicum var. elongatum