Lophosoria quadripinnata (J.F.Gmel.) C.chr. In Skottsb.

Helecho marco (delyns santos trinidad) (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Cyatheales > Dicksoniaceae > Lophosoria

Characteristics

A tree fern.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-11

Usage

The shoots are cooked and eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lophosoria quadripinnata habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Lophosoria quadripinnata habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Lophosoria quadripinnata habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Lophosoria quadripinnata leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Lophosoria quadripinnata leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Lophosoria quadripinnata leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Lophosoria quadripinnata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143624-2
WFO ID wfo-0001108908
COL ID 6QMHT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Alsophila affinis Alsophila quadripinnata Cyathea bilineata Polypodium griseum Polypodium maculatum Polypodium pruinatum Alsophila deckeriana Cyathea monticola Lophosoria brasiliensis Lophosoria caesia Cyathea quadripinnata Lophosoria glauca Lophosoria pruinata Lophosoria densa Lophosoria glaucescens Lophosoria frigida Lophosoria schaffneriana Cyathea schaffneriana Alsophila pruinata Polypodium quadripinnatum Trichosorus densus Trichosorus frigidus Trichosorus glaucescens Lophosoria polypodioides Alsophila schaffneriana Lophosoria prostrata Lophosoria acaulis Alsophila christii Alsophila bilineata Polypodium cinereum Polypodium caesium Alsophila millefolium Cyathea discolor Alsophila monticola Lophosoria affinis Lophosoria discolor Lophosoria warscewiczii Lophosoria quadripinnata var. quadripinnata Alsophila pruinata var. conspicua Trichosorus glaucescens var. major Alsophila pruinata var. tenuis Alsophila pruinata var. concolor Lophosoria quadripinnata

Lower taxons

Lophosoria quadripinnata var. contracta