Status:
valid
Authors:
Dixon
Source:
tro
Year:
1935
Citation Micro:
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 50: 133 1935
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001165516
Common Names
- Ectropothecium erythrocaule
- Erythrocaule
- Ectropothecium
Uses & Benefits
Ectropothecium erythrocaule is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used in traditional medicine for treating fever, headache, and rheumatism.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Ectropothecium erythrocaule is white and has five petals. The seed is small and brown, and the seedlings are thin and green.
Where to Find Ectropothecium erythrocaule
Ectropothecium erythrocaule is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
Species in the Ectropothecium genus
Ectropothecium glossophylloides,
Ectropothecium laxirete,
Ectropothecium aciculare,
Ectropothecium adnatum,
Ectropothecium aeruginosum,
Ectropothecium affine,
Ectropothecium afromolluscum,
Ectropothecium andrei,
Ectropothecium aneitense,
Ectropothecium angusto-textum,
Ectropothecium anisophyllum,
Ectropothecium annamense,
Ectropothecium arcuatum,
Ectropothecium arfakense,
Ectropothecium aubertii,
Ectropothecium aureo-crispum,
Ectropothecium aureum,
Ectropothecium aurifolium,
Ectropothecium barbelloides,
Ectropothecium bingerianum,
Ectropothecium bowiei,
Ectropothecium brachycladulum,
Ectropothecium brevifalcatum,
Ectropothecium buitenzorgii,
Ectropothecium burmense,
Ectropothecium campaniforme,
Ectropothecium campanulatum,
Ectropothecium capillisetum,
Ectropothecium carolinarum,
Ectropothecium chamissonis,
Ectropothecium chenagonii,
Ectropothecium compressifolium,
Ectropothecium condensatum,
Ectropothecium cupressoides,
Ectropothecium cyathothecioides,
Ectropothecium cyathothecium,
Ectropothecium cygnicollum,
Ectropothecium cyperoides,
Ectropothecium dafilae,
Ectropothecium dealbatum,
Ectropothecium densum,
Ectropothecium dentatum,
Ectropothecium dentigerum,
Ectropothecium diffusum,
Ectropothecium diminutum,
Ectropothecium diversifolium,
Ectropothecium diversirete,
Ectropothecium doliare,
Ectropothecium dolosum,
Ectropothecium drepanocladioides,
Species in the Hypnaceae family
Acritodon nephophilus,
Austrohondaella limata,
Bryosedgwickia barlassinae,
Chryso-hypnum elegantulum,
Chryso-hypnum patens,
Chryso-hypnum diminutivum,
Chryso-hypnum demaretii,
Chryso-hypnum cavifolium,
Chryso-hypnum frondosum,
Chryso-hypnum crosbyi,
Chryso-hypnum hylophilum,
Chryso-hypnum rostratulum,
Chryso-hypnum smithii,
Crepidophyllum modestum,
Ctenidiadelphus plumularia,
Cyathothecium distichaceum,
Dacryophyllum falcifolium,
Ectropotheciella decrescens,
Ectropotheciella distichophylla,
Ectropotheciopsis novoguineensis,
Ectropothecium glossophylloides,
Ectropothecium laxirete,
Ectropothecium aciculare,
Ectropothecium adnatum,
Ectropothecium aeruginosum,
Ectropothecium affine,
Ectropothecium afromolluscum,
Ectropothecium andrei,
Ectropothecium aneitense,
Ectropothecium angusto-textum,
Ectropothecium anisophyllum,
Ectropothecium annamense,
Ectropothecium arcuatum,
Ectropothecium arfakense,
Ectropothecium aubertii,
Ectropothecium aureo-crispum,
Ectropothecium aureum,
Ectropothecium aurifolium,
Ectropothecium barbelloides,
Ectropothecium bingerianum,
Ectropothecium bowiei,
Ectropothecium brachycladulum,
Ectropothecium brevifalcatum,
Ectropothecium buitenzorgii,
Ectropothecium burmense,
Ectropothecium campaniforme,
Ectropothecium campanulatum,
Ectropothecium capillisetum,
Ectropothecium carolinarum,
Ectropothecium chamissonis,