Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Polypodiales
Species:
squamipes
ID:
1118863

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Copel.) Holttum

Source:
tro

Year:
1976

Citation Micro:
Blumea 23(1): 35. 1976

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001118201



Common Names

  • Coryphopteris squamipes
  • Squamipetalous Coryphopteris
  • Squamipetalous Fanfern


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Description

Coryphopteris squamipes (also called Scaly-Foot Fern, among many other common names) is a small to medium-sized fern with a creeping rhizome and fronds that are usually pinnate-pinnatifid, up to 30 cm long. It is native to tropical Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, and is found in humid forests, often on limestone.

Uses & Benefits

Coryphopteris squamipes is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover in landscaping.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Coryphopteris squamipes has small, yellow-green flowers with a single, yellow-green seed. The seedlings are small and have a single, yellow-green leaf.

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Where to Find Coryphopteris squamipes

Coryphopteris squamipes can be found in moist, shady areas of woods, often in limestone soils in the Northern Hemisphere.

Species in the Coryphopteris genus

Coryphopteris inopinata, Coryphopteris raiateana, Coryphopteris sulawesica, Coryphopteris unidentata, Coryphopteris multisora, Coryphopteris plumosa, Coryphopteris viscosa, Coryphopteris gymnopoda, Coryphopteris obtusata, Coryphopteris klossii, Coryphopteris iwatsukii, Coryphopteris atjehensis, Coryphopteris diaphana, Coryphopteris subbipinnata, Coryphopteris arthrotricha, Coryphopteris tahanensis, Coryphopteris athyrioides, Coryphopteris pectiniformis, Coryphopteris andreae, Coryphopteris squamipes, Coryphopteris borealis, Coryphopteris meiobasis, Coryphopteris vitiensis, Coryphopteris kolombangarae, Coryphopteris seemannii, Coryphopteris pubirachis, Coryphopteris athyriocarpa, Coryphopteris andersonii, Coryphopteris tanggamensis, Coryphopteris quaylei, Coryphopteris diversisora, Coryphopteris engleriana, Coryphopteris stereophylla, Coryphopteris horizontalis, Coryphopteris propria, Coryphopteris lauterbachii, Coryphopteris microlepigera, Coryphopteris fasciculata, Coryphopteris hubrechtensis, Coryphopteris brevipilosa, Coryphopteris oligolepia, Coryphopteris coriacea, Coryphopteris ledermannii, Coryphopteris dura, Coryphopteris badia, Coryphopteris platyptera, Coryphopteris subnigra,

Species in the Thelypteridaceae family

References

The Plant List v1.1 record tro-26613190: Based on the initial data import
Edwin Bingham Copeland (1873-1964): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Copel.' in the authors string.
Richard Eric Holttum (1895-1990): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Holttum' in the authors string.