Lygodium microphyllum

Lygodium microphyllum
Lygodium microphyllum

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Schizaeales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pteridophyta
Classis: Polypodiopsida
Ordo: Schizaeales

Familia: Lygodiaceae
Genus: Lygodium
Species: Lygodium microphyllum

Name

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Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 162 (1810).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Ugena microphylla Cav., Icon. 6: 76, t. 595 (1801).
  • Homotypic
    • Lygodium scandens var. microphyllum (Cav.) Luerss., J. Mus. Godeffroy 6: 4 (1874).
  • Heterotypic
    • Lygodium scandens var. intermedium Ces., Atti Acad. Napoli 7: 33. (1876).
    • Ophioglossum filiforme Roxb., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 4: 476, t. 26, f. 3 (1844).
    • Trichomanes cochinchinense Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 8: 83. (1808).

Homonyms

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Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
 
Lygodium microphyllum
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: West Tropical Africa
      • Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierre Leone.
    • Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre.
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad, Sudan.
    • Regional: East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania (plus Zanzibar, Pemba), Uganda.
    • Regional: South Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • KwaZulu-Natal.
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Mauritius.
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central (Yunnan), Hainan, China Southeast (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi).
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam (Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura), Bangladesh, East Himalaya (Arunachal Pradesh), India (Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal), Nepal, Sri Lanka.
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
    • Regional: Malesia
      • Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali (Flores Lombok)), Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore), Maluku, Philippines (incl. Palawan), Sulawesi, Sumatera.
    • Regional: Papuasia
      • Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands (North Solomons, South Solomons).
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: Australia
      • New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia.
  • Continental: Pacific
    • Regional: Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji, New Caledonia.
    • Regional: Northwestern Pacific
      • Caroline Islands (Micronesia Federated States, Palau), Marianas (Guam)
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida (introduced).
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Jamaica (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Climbing maidenhair
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