Lygodium cubense - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Common names
- Description
- Uses & Benefits
- Flower, Seeds and seedlings
- Where to find
- References
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Schizaeales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
cubense
ID:
1124831
Status:
valid
Authors:
Kunth
Source:
tro
Year:
1815
Citation Micro:
Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 1: 31. 1815 ; & Prantl, Schiz. 74. Chr. 356. NPfl. 366
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001124169
Common Names
- Lygodium cubense
- Cubense Lygodium
- Cubense Fern
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesDescription
Lygodium cubense (also called Cuban Climbing Fern, among many other common names) is a species of fern in the Lygodiaceae family. It is a climbing fern with thin, wiry, branched stems that can grow up to 3 m tall. It is native to Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola. It grows in moist, shady places, such as along streams, in ravines, and in forests.
Uses & Benefits
Lygodium cubense is used as an ornamental plant for its attractive foliage and as a groundcover in shady areas.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Lygodium cubense has small, yellowish-green flowers, and its seeds are small and black. Its seedlings have two or more leaves, each with a cubense tip.
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Lygodium cubense can be found in moist, shady areas in the eastern United States, from New York to Florida and west to Texas.
Species in the Lygodiaceae family
Lygodium altum, Lygodium articulatum, Lygodium japonicum, Lygodium kerstenii, Lygodium boivinii, Lygodium lanceolatum, Lygodium microphyllum, Lygodium palmatum, Lygodium smithianum, Lygodium venustum, Lygodium volubile, Lygodium radiatum, Lygodium heterodoxum, Lygodium flexuosum, Lygodium auriculatum, Lygodium fayae, Lygodium cubense, Lygodium oligostachyum, Lygodium lancetillanum, Lygodium yunnanense, Lygodium polystachyum, Lygodium circinatum, Lygodium spectabile, Lygodium reticulatum, Lygodium borneense, Lygodium longifolium, Lygodium merrillii, Lygodium hians, Lygodium trifurcatum, Lygodium dimorphum, Lygodium versteegii,
References
Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788-1850): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Kunth' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17142850-1: Based on the initial data import