Lygodium reticulatum Schkuhr

Species

Pteridophytes > Schizaeales > Lygodiaceae > Lygodium

Characteristics

Rhizome long-creeping. Juvenile fronds once-forked; pinnae 4-lobed; margins serrulate. Rachis glabrous to densely pubescent, subterete, flattened on 1 side with ridged edges; primary rachis branches 1–2 mm long; secondary pinnae ovate to oblong, 8–20 cm long, 6–16 cm wide, 1-pinnate, rarely 2-pinnate at base; pinnule stalks usually reducing towards pinna apex; ultimate pinnules oblong to lanceolate or ovate, cordate to truncate at base, 3–8 (–14) cm long, 8–30 mm wide, coriaceous, persistent; margins finely crenulate; veins reticulate; sterile pinnules usually narrower and longer than sporogenous ones. Sporogenous lobes 2–7 mm long.
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Similar to L. microphyllum in habit and in spores, differing: venation reticulate, lamina firmer, the leaflets usually more elongate.
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In Qld, common on the margins of rainforest and in open places, often overgrowing shrubs along roads and tracks.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
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Images

Leaf

Lygodium reticulatum leaf picture by Coordination Endemia (cc-by-sa)
Lygodium reticulatum leaf picture by Coordination Endemia (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lygodium reticulatum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Australia, Fiji, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17143350-1
WFO ID wfo-0001235858
COL ID 3WQ8Y
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INPN ID 448069
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Synonyms

Lygodictyon reticulatum Lygodictyon schkuhrii Lygodium forsteri Lygodictyon forsteri Hydroglossum polycarpum Lygodium polycarpum Lygodium reticulatum