Pleopeltis mexicana (Fée) Mickel & Beitel

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Polypodiaceae > Polypodioideae > Pleopeltis

Characteristics

An herb. It grows 0.25m high.
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Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.25
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Environment

In forests, rarely in clearings, on trunks of trees, or sometimes on mossy rocks, at elevations of 1,350-2,400 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Pleopeltis mexicana world distribution map, present in Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and El Salvador

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:283283-2
WFO ID wfo-0001115366
COL ID 6VQN3
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Synonyms

Pleopeltis mexicana Drynaria mexicana Pleopeltis macrocarpa var. trichophora Phlebodium lanceolatum var. trichophorum Polypodium macrocarpum var. trichophorum