Status:
valid
Authors:
(Sommerf.) Bruch & Schimp.
Source:
tro
Year:
1846
Citation Micro:
Bryol. Eur. 1: 173 (fasc. 33–36 Monogr. 3) 1846
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001191968
Common Names
- Aongstroemia longipes
- Longipes Aongstroemia
- Longipes
Uses & Benefits
Aongstroemia longipes is used as an ornamental plant, as a medicinal plant to treat skin diseases, and as a tonic for the liver and spleen.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Aongstroemia longipes is a small, white, bell-shaped flower. The seed is a small, dark brown, round-shaped seed. The seedlings are small, dark green, and have a tuft of white hairs at the tip.
Where to Find Aongstroemia longipes
Aongstroemia longipes is found in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
Species in the Aongstroemiaceae family
Aongstroemia filiformis,
Aongstroemia appressa,
Aongstroemia gayana,
Aongstroemia julacea,
Aongstroemia longipes,
Aongstroemia orientalis,
Aongstroemia subcompressa,
Aongstroemia skorpili,
Aongstroemiopsis julacea,
Diobelonella palustris,
Diobelonella rotundata,
Hygrodicranum bolivianum,
Hygrodicranum falklandicum,
Hygrodicranum herrerae,
Polymerodon andinus,
Dichodontium debile,
Dichodontium integrum,
Dichodontium olympicum,
Dichodontium pellucidum,
Dichodontium flavescens,
Dichodontium zgodon,
Neodicranella hamulosa,