Leptochilus pedunculatus (Hook. & Grev.) Fraser-jenk.

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Polypodiaceae > Microsoroideae > Leptochilus

Characteristics

Rhizome slender, creeping, densely scaly, roots many; scales brown, ovate-lanceolate, 1.4-3.8 × 0.2-1 mm, margin sparsely denticulate, apex acuminate. Fronds subdimorphic, distant; stipe stramineous, 5-35 cm; lamina oblong or ovate-lanceolate, 15-25 × 2-7 cm, herbaceous, glabrous, base abruptly narrowed into narrowly winged stipe, margin entire or slightly undulate, apex acuminate or obtuse; lateral veins oblique, veinlets forming 2 rows of areoles between 2 adjacent lateral veins, free included veinlets 1-or 2-forked. Sori linear, ranging from midvein to margin of lamina, 1 row between lateral veins.
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Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Leptochilus pedunculatus world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77100145-1
WFO ID wfo-0001035945
COL ID 6PFB9
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Synonyms

Grammitis hamiltoniana Colysis marginata Paraleptochilus ovatus Polypodium hamiltonianum Bolbitis ovata Pleopeltis selliguea Grammitis pedunculata Campium ovatum Leptochilus x hemitomus Leptochilus ovatus Selliguea aliena Selliguea hamiltonii Selliguea hookeri Selliguea selliguea Leptochilus pedunculatus Colysis intermedia Ceterach pedunculatum Gymnogramma hamiltoniana Selliguea hamiltoniana Polypodium hemitomum Colysis hemitoma Colysis pedunculata Polypodium wui Colysis wui Colysis membranacea Grammitis membranacea Selliguea membranacea Polypodium selliguea Gymnogramma membranacea Selliguea pedunculata Polypodium pedunculatum Pleopeltis pedunculata Colysis selliguea Polypodium phyllomanes var. hemitomum Leptochilus macrophyllus var. pedunculatus Colysis macrophylla var. pedunculata