Hymenophyllum tunbrigense (L.) Sm.

Tunbridge filmy fern (en), Hyménophyllum de Tunbridge (fr), Hyménophylle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Hymenophylloideae > Hymenophyllum

Characteristics

Plants on rock. Leaves oblong, 2--3-pinnatifid, 2--6 × 0.5--1.5 cm, with minute, 2-celled, glandular hairs scattered on veins; margins distantly dentate. Gametophyte gemmae absent. 2 n = 26.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination hydrogamy
Spread anemochory
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

Leaf

Hymenophyllum tunbrigense leaf picture by pierre carret (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hymenophyllum tunbrigense world distribution map, present in Belgium, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Germany, Ecuador, Spain, France, Gabon, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mexico, Mozambique, Mauritius, Malawi, Portugal, El Salvador, eSwatini, Turkey, Tanzania, United Republic of, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30002980-2
WFO ID wfo-0001107541
COL ID 6MP4N
BDTFX ID 35138
INPN ID 103173
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Hymenophyllum dregeanum Hymenophyllum thomassetii Trichomanes pulchellum Hymenophyllum repens Hymenophyllum tunbrigense Trichomanes tunbrigense Hymenophyllum alatum Meringium tunbridgense Hymenophyllum asperulum Hymenophyllum tunbrigense var. tunbrigense Hymenophyllum fucoides var. frigidum Hymenophyllum tunbrigense var. asperulum