Status:
valid
Authors:
(Limpr.) H. Buch
Source:
tro
Year:
1932
Citation Micro:
Memoranda Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 8: 288 1932
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001206704
Common Names
- Isopaches decolorans
- Decolorant Isopaches
- Isopaches decolorans Moss
Description
Isopaches decolorans (also called Decolorans Isopaches, among many other common names) is a species of liverwort in the family Lejeuneaceae. It is a small, yellow-green plant with a thallus composed of two rows of lateral lobes. It is native to the tropical regions of South America and is found in humid forests and wet mountain slopes.
Uses & Benefits
Isopaches decolorans has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever, headache, and abdominal pain.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Isopaches decolorans has small, yellowish-green flowers that are borne on short stalks. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings are small and green.
Cultivation and Propagation
Isopaches decolorans is a small, perennial liverwort that grows in moist, shady habitats. It can be propagated by division or by spore sowing. It prefers moist, humus-rich soil and partial shade, and can be grown in pots or in the ground.
Where to Find Isopaches decolorans
Isopaches decolorans can be found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Species in the Isopaches genus
Species in the Anastrophyllaceae family
Anastrepta orcadensis,
Anastrophyllum assimile,
Anastrophyllum donnianum,
Anastrophyllum michauxii,
Anastrophyllum auritum,
Anastrophyllum stellatum,
Anastrophyllum tubulosum,
Anastrophyllum piligerum,
Anastrophyllum ciliatum,
Anastrophyllum esenbeckii,
Anastrophyllum joergensenii,
Anastrophyllum nigrescens,
Anastrophyllum ellipticum,
Anastrophyllum squarrosum,
Anastrophyllum alpinum,
Anastrophyllum divergens,
Anastrophyllum fissum,
Anastrophyllum obtusum,
Barbilophozia barbata,
Barbilophozia hatcheri,
Barbilophozia lycopodioides,
Barbilophozia rubescens,
Barbilophozia sudetica,
Biantheridion undulifolium,
Chandonanthus squarrosus,
Crossocalyx hellerianus,
Crossocalyx tenuis,
Gymnocolea inflata,
Hamatostrepta concinna,
Hattoria yakushimensis,
Isopaches bicrenatus,
Isopaches decolorans,
Isopaches alboviridis,
Isopaches pumicicola,
Neoorthocaulis attenuatus,
Neoorthocaulis binsteadii,
Neoorthocaulis floerkei,
Neoorthocaulis hyperboreus,
Orthocaulis atlanticus,
Orthocaulis cavifolius,
Plicanthus giganteus,
Plicanthus hirtellus,
Plicanthus birmensis,
Plicanthus difficilis,
Schljakovia kunzeana,
Schljakovianthus quadrilobus,
Sphenolobopsis pearsonii,
Sphenolobus minutus,
Sphenolobus saxicola,
Sphenolobus austroamericanus,