Status:
valid
Authors:
Tagawa
Source:
tro
Year:
1934
Citation Micro:
Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3(1): 35. 1934 [30 May 1934]
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001116763
Common Names
- Diplazium incomptum
- Incompetent Shield Fern
- Incompetent Diplazium
Uses & Benefits
Diplazium incomptum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used to provide shade and shelter from the wind.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Diplazium incomptum has small, yellow-green flowers that are clustered in a spike. Its seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings have two or three long, thin leaves that are light green in color.
Cultivation and Propagation
Diplazium incomptum can be propagated by division or by spores. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and partial shade. It is best grown in humus-rich, acidic soil in a sheltered position in dappled shade.
Where to Find Diplazium incomptum
Diplazium incomptum can be found in moist forests in Japan.
Species in the Diplazium genus
Diplazium acanthopus,
Diplazium aculeatum,
Diplazium aemulum,
Diplazium aequibasale,
Diplazium albidosquamatum,
Diplazium angustatum,
Diplazium angustipinna,
Diplazium apatelium,
Diplazium apollinaris,
Diplazium armatum,
Diplazium arnottii,
Diplazium asperulum,
Diplazium asterothrix,
Diplazium atratum,
Diplazium barbatum,
Diplazium barisanicum,
Diplazium beddomei,
Diplazium betimusense,
Diplazium birgeri,
Diplazium bostockii,
Diplazium brachylobum,
Diplazium brachysoroides,
Diplazium brooksii,
Diplazium calliphyllum,
Diplazium cardiomorphum,
Diplazium ceramicum,
Diplazium chattagramicum,
Diplazium christii,
Diplazium cominsii,
Diplazium consacense,
Diplazium costulisorum,
Diplazium cumingii,
Diplazium curtisii,
Diplazium decurrens,
Diplazium deltoideum,
Diplazium dielsii,
Diplazium ellipticum,
Diplazium esculentoides,
Diplazium filamentosum,
Diplazium forbesii,
Diplazium fosbergii,
Diplazium fraxinifolium,
Diplazium fructuosum,
Diplazium furculicola,
Diplazium geophilum,
Diplazium gillespiei,
Diplazium grashoffii,
Diplazium harpeodes,
Diplazium hewittii,
Diplazium himalayense,
Species in the Athyriaceae family
Athyrium ikutae,
Athyrium masayukianum,
Athyrium megayakusimense,
Athyrium mentiens,
Athyrium pseudospinescens,
Athyrium pseudowardii,
Athyrium pseudopinetorum,
Athyrium appendiculiferum,
Athyrium reichsteinii,
Athyrium haleakalae,
Athyrium sessilipinnum,
Deparia angustata,
Deparia bonincola,
Deparia confluens,
Deparia gordonii,
Deparia kaalaana,
Deparia kiyozumiana,
Deparia longipes,
Deparia marginalis,
Deparia otomasui,
Deparia prolifera,
Deparia tenuifolia,
Deparia timetensis,
Deparia birii,
Deparia nakaikeana,
Deparia subsimilis,
Deparia forsythii-majoris,
Deparia formosana,
Deparia heterophlebia,
Deparia yunnanensis,
Deparia hainanensis,
Deparia lancea,
Deparia tomitaroana,
Deparia lobato-crenata,
Deparia acrostichoides,
Deparia petersenii,
Deparia conilii,
Deparia henryi,
Deparia japonica,
Deparia pterorachis,
Deparia pycnosora,
Deparia okuboana,
Deparia viridifrons,
Deparia allantodioides,
Deparia boryana,
Deparia unifurcata,
Deparia biserialis,
Deparia marojejyensis,
Deparia dimorphophylla,
Deparia coreana,