Status:
valid
Authors:
(Hook.) Grolle
Source:
tro
Year:
1963
Citation Micro:
Trans. Brit. Bryol. Soc. 4: 443 1963
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001211980
Common Names
- Pseudomarsupidium decipiens
- Deceptive Pseudomarsupidium
- False Marsupella
Uses & Benefits
Pseudomarsupidium decipiens is used in traditional Chinese medicine for treating a variety of ailments, including fever, headache, and digestive problems. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Pseudomarsupidium decipiens has small, yellow-green flowers with four petals and a single stigma. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have two small, rounded cotyledons.
Cultivation and Propagation
Pseudomarsupidium decipiens is a species of moss that can be propagated by division or by spores. It can be grown in moist, shady, and well-drained soil. It prefers acidic soil and can tolerate temperatures between -5 and 25 degrees Celsius. It can be propagated by division or by spores.
Where to Find Pseudomarsupidium decipiens
Pseudomarsupidium decipiens is native to the Himalayas of India.
Species in the Pseudomarsupidium genus
Species in the Adelanthaceae family
Cuspidatula flaccida,
Cuspidatula kirkii,
Cuspidatula contracta,
Cuspidatula monodon,
Cuspidatula flexicaulis,
Cuspidatula orbicularis,
Cuspidatula robusta,
Denotarisia linguifolia,
Nothostrepta bifida,
Nothostrepta longissima,
Pisanoa chilensis,
Protosyzygiella pseudoconnexa,
Pseudomarsupidium decipiens,
Pseudomarsupidium aureocinctum,
Pseudomarsupidium borneense,
Pseudomarsupidium piliferum,
Syzygiella acinacifolia,
Syzygiella nigrescens,
Syzygiella paludosa,
Syzygiella pseudocclusa,
Syzygiella sonderi,
Syzygiella spegazziniana,
Syzygiella tasmanica,
Syzygiella jacquinotii,
Syzygiella autumnalis,
Syzygiella colorata,
Syzygiella elongella,
Syzygiella nipponica,
Syzygiella oenops,
Syzygiella purpurascens,
Syzygiella undata,
Syzygiella anomala,
Syzygiella manca,
Syzygiella pectiniformis,
Syzygiella perfoliata,
Syzygiella setulosa,
Syzygiella macrocalyx,
Syzygiella campanulata,
Syzygiella bilobata,
Syzygiella concreta,
Syzygiella securifolia,
Syzygiella rubricaulis,
Syzygiella subintegerrima,
Syzygiella uleana,
Syzygiella tonduzana,
Syzygiella ovalifolia,
Syzygiella eatonii,
Syzygiella trigonifolia,
Syzygiella burghardtii,
Syzygiella ciliata,