Lygodium microphyllum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Schizaeales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Schizaeales

Familia: Lygodiaceae
Genus: Lygodium
Species: Lygodium microphyllum

Name

Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 162 (1810).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Ugena microphylla Cav., Icon. 6: 76, t. 595 (1801).
Homotypic
- Lygodium scandens var. microphyllum (Cav.) Luerss., J. Mus. Godeffroy 6: 4 (1874).
Heterotypic
- Lygodium scandens var. intermedium Ces., Atti Acad. Napoli 7: 33. (1876).
- Ophioglossum filiforme Roxb., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 4: 476, t. 26, f. 3 (1844).
- Trichomanes cochinchinense Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 8: 83. (1808).

Homonyms

Lygodium microphyllum Link nom. illeg. = Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierre Leone.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania (plus Zanzibar, Pemba), Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - KwaZulu-Natal.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central (Yunnan), Hainan, China Southeast (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi).
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam (Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura), Bangladesh, East Himalaya (Arunachal Pradesh), India (Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal), Nepal, Sri Lanka.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali (Flores Lombok)), Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore), Maluku, Philippines (incl. Palawan), Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands (North Solomons, South Solomons).
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, New Caledonia.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands (Micronesia Federated States, Palau), Marianas (Guam)
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida (introduced).
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Jamaica (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lygodium microphyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 16. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Lygodium microphyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Aug 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lygodium microphyllum. Published online. Accessed: 16 Aug 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Lygodium microphyllum Accessed: 16 Aug 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lygodium microphyllum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Climbing maidenhair