Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Hymenophyllales
Species:
productum
ID:
1125976

Status:
valid

Authors:
Kunze

Source:
tro

Year:
1848

Citation Micro:
Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 6: 305 (1848)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001125314



Common Names

  • Hymenophyllum productum
  • Produced Filmy Fern
  • Produced Hymenophyllum


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Description

Hymenophyllum productum (also called Hymenophyllum productum, among many other common names) is a small, evergreen fern native to the tropics. It has delicate, light green fronds with deeply divided, fan-shaped leaflets. It grows in moist, shady habitats, such as woodlands, streambanks, and rock crevices.

Uses & Benefits

Hymenophyllum productum is used as an ornamental plant and is also used for erosion control.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Hymenophyllum productum has small, white flowers and small, brown, winged seeds. The seedlings are small, with two cotyledons and a single root.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Hymenophyllum productum can be propagated by spores. Collect the spores and sow them on a moist, sterile, and well-drained soil. Keep the soil moist and in a warm, shaded area until the spores germinate. Transplant the seedlings into individual pots once they are large enough.

Where to Find Hymenophyllum productum

Hymenophyllum productum is native to tropical and subtropical forests of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar.

Species in the Hymenophyllum genus

Hymenophyllum acutum, Hymenophyllum angulosum, Hymenophyllum armstrongii, Hymenophyllum balfourii, Hymenophyllum batuense, Hymenophyllum bicolanum, Hymenophyllum bontocense, Hymenophyllum brachyglossum, Hymenophyllum braithwaitei, Hymenophyllum brasilianum, Hymenophyllum brassii, Hymenophyllum breve, Hymenophyllum brevidens, Hymenophyllum bryophilum, Hymenophyllum caparaoense, Hymenophyllum capillaceum, Hymenophyllum cardunculus, Hymenophyllum cernuum, Hymenophyllum cincinnatum, Hymenophyllum delicatulum, Hymenophyllum deltoidenm, Hymenophyllum diversilobum, Hymenophyllum eboracense, Hymenophyllum edentulum, Hymenophyllum elberti, Hymenophyllum ellipticosorum, Hymenophyllum elongatum, Hymenophyllum emarginatum, Hymenophyllum feejeense, Hymenophyllum filmenofilicum, Hymenophyllum firmum, Hymenophyllum flexuosum, Hymenophyllum foersteri, Hymenophyllum francii, Hymenophyllum frankliniae, Hymenophyllum geluense, Hymenophyllum gorgoneum, Hymenophyllum gracilescens, Hymenophyllum hallierii, Hymenophyllum herterianum, Hymenophyllum hieronymi, Hymenophyllum humboldtianum, Hymenophyllum imbricatum, Hymenophyllum integrivalvatum, Hymenophyllum involucratum, Hymenophyllum johorense, Hymenophyllum junghuhnii, Hymenophyllum kerianum, Hymenophyllum klabatense, Hymenophyllum laminatum,

Species in the Hymenophyllaceae family

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