Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Polypodiales
Genus:
Species:
viridescens
ID:
1118804

Status:
valid

Authors:
Ching

Source:
tro

Year:
1959

Citation Micro:
Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8(2): 167, t.21(22). 1959 [18 Aug 1959]

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001118142

Common Names

  • Diplazium viridescens
  • Viridescent Diplazium
  • Viridescent Wood Fern

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Description

Diplazium viridescens (also called Green Diplazium, among many other common names) is a fern species native to South America and Central America. It is a terrestrial fern, growing in humid forests and shrublands, as well as on rocks and cliffs.

Uses & Benefits

Diplazium viridescens is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used for its medicinal properties to treat skin diseases and as a diuretic.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Diplazium viridescens has small, greenish-brown flowers and produces small, reddish-brown seeds. The seedlings are small and have a single, unbranched stem.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Diplazium viridescens can be propagated by division or from spores. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and partial shade. It can be grown in a container or in the ground.

Where to Find Diplazium viridescens

Diplazium viridescens is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, including India, China, and 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,