Lemmaphyllum rostratum (Bedd.) Tagawa

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Polypodiaceae > Microsoroideae > Lemmaphyllum

Characteristics

Plants to 10 cm tall. Rhizomes ca. 1 mm in diam., green, covered with scales; scales subulate-lanceolate, margin denticulate. Fronds remote, monomorphic; lamina lanceolate or elliptic, 6-10 × 2-2.5 cm, fleshy, leathery when dried, pale brown, both surfaces subglabrous, base cuneate and decurrent, margin entire, apex acuminate. Costa raised on both surfaces, veinlets slightly visible, with simple or forked included veinlets. Sori orbicular, usually above broadest parts of lamina, in 1 row on each side of main vein, covered with peltate paraphyses when young.
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.05
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Lemmaphyllum rostratum world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17442060-1
WFO ID wfo-0001256921
COL ID 896B2
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Synonyms

Lepidogrammitis sikkimensis Pleopeltis subrostrata Polypodium subrostratum Lepisorus rostratus Polypodium pyriforme Lepidogrammitis pyriformis Lemmaphyllum subrostratum Lepidogrammitis rostrata Lepidogrammitis subrostrata Pleopeltis rostrata Lemmaphyllum pyriforme Phymatopsis rostrata Lepisorus subrostratus Lemmaphyllum rostratum Lemmaphyllum carnosum var. rostratum