Status:
valid
Authors:
Lellinger
Source:
tro
Year:
1969
Citation Micro:
Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 18(2): 8, fig. 1 (1969)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001119221
Common Names
- Schizaea Stricta
- Stiff Schizaea
- Stiff Schizaea
Uses & Benefits
Schizaea stricta is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used to make a tea that is believed to help with digestive problems.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Schizaea stricta is a small, yellowish-green, globose structure. The seed is a small, black, globose structure. The seedlings are small, green, and globose.
Where to Find Schizaea stricta
Schizaea stricta is native to tropical and subtropical forests in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Species in the Schizaeaceae family
Actinostachys balansae,
Actinostachys confusa,
Actinostachys inopinata,
Actinostachys melanesica,
Actinostachys oligostachys,
Actinostachys plana,
Actinostachys spirophylla,
Actinostachys tenuis,
Actinostachys wagneri,
Actinostachys pennula,
Actinostachys macrofunda,
Actinostachys subtrijuga,
Actinostachys digitata,
Actinostachys intermedia,
Actinostachys laevigata,
Schizaea australis,
Schizaea bifida,
Schizaea diversispora,
Schizaea malaccana,
Schizaea montis-petrae,
Schizaea pacificans,
Schizaea pectinata,
Schizaea dichotoma,
Schizaea poeppigiana,
Schizaea pusilla,
Schizaea tenella,
Schizaea fistulosa,
Schizaea elegans,
Schizaea incurvata,
Schizaea pseudodichotoma,
Schizaea rhacoindusiata,
Schizaea fluminensis,
Schizaea sprucei,
Schizaea stricta,
Schizaea orbicularis,
Schizaea rupestris,