Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J. Sm.
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Rhizome subterranean, creeping, c. 6 mm diameter; scales midbrown, lanceolate, attenuate, 1-3 mm long, sometimes interspersed with brown hairs. Fronds widely spaced, glabrous on both surfaces, herbaceous, glaucus-green. Stipe up to 60 cm long, glabrous, pale brown, but darker brown with scattered scales near the base. Lamina 2 × 1 m, ovate-lanceolate in outline, deeply 3-pinnatifid. Pinnules incised almost to the costules, margins entire, ultimate lobes roughly oblong with rounded apices. A pair of reduced pinnules is present at the junction of the rhachis and secondary rhachis. Sori linear, borne along the margins but absent at the apex and in the sinuses; pseudo-indusium membranous, entire.
incisa: incised, referring to the deeply incised pinnules.
Central and tropical Africa and widespread in the southern temperate regions of the world.
X, XI, XII, Juan Fernandez
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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
Histiopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1875.[5]
Histiopteris contains only one accepted species, Histiopteris incisa, although several other names are listed as "unresolved."[3]Histiopteris incisa is widespread across tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.[6][7][8][9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Tropicos, Pteris sect. Histiopteris J. Agardh
- ^ Tropicos, Histiopteris (J. Agardh) J. Sm.
- ^ a b The Plant List, search for Histiopteris
- ^ The Plant List, Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J. Sm.
- ^ Smith, John . 1875. Historia Filicum 294
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 2-3 Page 152 栗蕨 li jue Histiopteris incisa (Thunberg) J. Smith, Hist. Fil. 295. 1875.
- ^ Tropicos, distribution for Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J. Sm.
- ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & S. Knapp. 1995. Psilotaceae a Salviniaceae. 1: i–xxi, 1–470. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
- ^ Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 88: 1–1054
- ^ Luteyn, J. L. 1999. Páramos, a checklist of plant diversity, geographical distribution, and botanical literature. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 84: viii–xv, 1–278
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Histiopteris incisa known as the Bat's Wing Fern or Water Fern is a common plant found in Australia, New Zealand and other islands in the south Pacific region. Usually found in moist areas, where it may form large colonies. Fronds are soft and green. Up to two metres long, opposite on the stem, with deeply lobed segments.[1] The rhizome is 2 to 7 mm wide, with brown or reddish scales, around 5 mm long.[2]
References
- ^ "Histiopteris incisa". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 310
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