Thelypteris opulenta (Kaulf.) Fosb.in Fosb. & Sachet

Jeweled maiden fern (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Thelypteridaceae > Thelypteridoideae > Thelypteris

Characteristics

A fern. The stalks or stipes are 70 cm long and reddish. The blade is 90 cm long with 25 pairs of pinnae. These are 25 cm long by 3 cm wide. They have lobes.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 0.85
Root system rhizome
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows on dry mountain slopes. It can stand light shade.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are cooked with chicken to make curry.
Uses medicinal
Edible fronds leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Germination luminosity -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Thelypteris opulenta world distribution map, present in Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Barbados, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Micronesia (Federated States of), Grenada, French Guiana, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, Northern Mariana Islands, Martinique, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Suriname, Seychelles, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17460390-1
WFO ID wfo-0001109427
COL ID 7BW5K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 454861
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Synonyms

Aspidium malaccense Aspidium wakefieldii Dryopteris incerta Nephrodium conionevron Nephrodium prionophyllum Lastrea multijuga Aspidium multijugum Cyclosorus impressus Cyclosorus sulfureus Cyclosorus wakefieldii Amblovenatum opulentum Thelypteris opulenta Amphineuron opulentum Aspidium opulentum Cyclosorus opulentus Aspidium extensum Dryopteris extensa Thelypteris extensa Dryopteris nephrodioides Cyclosorus extensus Thelypteris terminans Nephrodium extensum Nephrodium impressum Nephrodium opulentum Dryopteris impressa Thelypteris impressa Lastrea malaccensis Thelypteris orbicularis Dryopteris wakefieldii Cyclosorus incertus Thelypteris incerta Cyclosorus sulfurea Thelypteris sulfurea Nephrodium conioneuron Aspidium conionevron Dryopteris orbicularis Nephrodium wakefieldii Dryopteris sulfurea Nephrodium extensum Nephrodium terminans Aspidium pteroides var. terminans