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Hymenophyllum hirsutum (L.) Sw.

Hairy filmy fern (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Hooker (Handbk N.Z. Fl. 1867, 747) recorded: "H. ciliatum Swartz. Rhizome 1-2 in. long. Frond oblong, acuminate, 3-pinnatifid, 2-6 in. long, 1-2 in. broad, main rhachis broadly winged throughout, ciliated; lower pinnae oblong or rhomboid, central part undivided. Segments numerous, spreading, linear, simple or forked. Involucres 2-12 on a pinnule, at the apices of the segments, immersed, suborbicular; valves divided half-way down, ciliated--Hook. Synopsis Fil. 63. Middle Island: Nelson, Travers. Closely allied to H. aeruginosum. (America, Africa)."
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Hymenophyllum hirsutum unspecified picture

Distribution

Hymenophyllum hirsutum world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Equatorial Guinea, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Liberia, Saint Lucia, Madagascar, Mexico, Mozambique, Montserrat, Martinique, Mauritius, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Suriname, Seychelles, Trinidad and Tobago, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1131831-2
WFO ID wfo-0001108937
COL ID 6MP46
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INPN ID 706403
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Synonyms

Hymenophyllum intermedium Hymenophyllum ornifolium Hymenophyllum remotum Sphaerocionium dimorphum Sphaerocionium elegantissimum Hymenophyllum angustatum Hymenophyllum fraseri Hymenophyllum gardnerianum Hymenophyllum microcarpon Sphaerocionium boryanum Sphaerocionium commutatum Trichomanes hispidum Hymenophyllum hirsutum Trichomanes ciliatum Sphaerocionium ciliatum Hymenophyllum boryanum Trichomanes hirsutum Hymenophyllum dimorphum Sphaerocionium grevilleanum Hymenophyllum elatius Hymenophyllum ciliatum Sphaerocionium vestitum Hymenophyllum vestitum Hymenophyllum caulopteron Hymenophyllum arbuscula Hymenophyllum commutatum Sphaerocionium asterothrix Hymenophyllum boutonii Hymenophyllum surinamense Sphaerocionium hirsutum Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. majus Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. ornifolium Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. nudipes Hymenophyllum ciliatum f. tuberosa Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. abbreviata Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. crispatum
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