Lygodium microphyllum
| Lygodium microphyllum | |
|---|---|
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| Underside of spore-bearing leaflets, some leaflets produce spores; others don't. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Schizaeales |
| Family: | Lygodiaceae |
| Genus: | Lygodium |
| Species: | L. microphyllum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. | |
| Synonyms | |
Lygodium microphyllum (commonly known as, variously, climbing maidenhair fern, Old World climbing fern, small-leaf climbing fern, or snake fern) is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa, South East Asia, Melanesia and Australia. It is an invasive weed in the US States of Florida and Alabama where it invades open forest and wetland areas. The type specimen was collected in the vicinity of Nabúa, on the Island of Luzon in the Philippines by Luis Née.
Distribution
Ethnobotany
Lygodium microphyllum has been used locally in folk medicine to treat skin ailments, swelling and dysentery.
References
External Links
- Species Profile- Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Lists general information and resources for Old World Climbing Fern.
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