Status:
valid
Authors:
Kashyap
Source:
tro
Year:
1915
Citation Micro:
New Phytol. 14: 2 1915
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001199348
Common Names
- Cryptomitrium himalayense
- Himalayan Cryptomitrium
- Himalayan Liverwort
Uses & Benefits
Cryptomitrium himalayense is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and aquariums. It is also used to purify water and air.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Cryptomitrium himalayense has small, green flowers with four sepals and no petals. Its seeds are tiny and black. The seedlings are small and green.
Cultivation and Propagation
Cryptomitrium himalayense is a small, perennial liverwort that grows in shady, moist habitats. It can be propagated by spore or by division. To propagate by spore, collect the spores and sow them on a moist, sterile medium. To propagate by division, carefully separate the thalli and replant them in moist, shady soil.
Where to Find Cryptomitrium himalayense
Cryptomitrium himalayense can be found in the Himalayas.
Species in the Cryptomitrium genus
Species in the Aytoniaceae family
Asterella bolanderi,
Asterella californica,
Asterella elegans,
Asterella lindenbergiana,
Asterella palmeri,
Asterella saccata,
Asterella tenella,
Asterella echinella,
Asterella venosa,
Asterella muscicola,
Asterella bachmannii,
Asterella marginata,
Asterella wilmsii,
Asterella limbata,
Asterella macropoda,
Asterella khasiana,
Asterella wallichiana,
Asterella persica,
Asterella dognyensis,
Asterella dioica,
Asterella heteroflora,
Asterella longebarbata,
Asterella tenerrima,
Asterella chilensis,
Asterella australis,
Asterella grollei,
Asterella drummondii,
Asterella leptophylla,
Asterella cruciata,
Asterella blumeana,
Asterella mussuriensis,
Asterella africana,
Asterella dissoluta,
Asterella multiflora,
Asterella pappii,
Asterella syngenesica,
Asterella tenera,
Asterella tasmanica,
Asterella setisquama,
Asterella conocephala,
Asterella whiteleggeana,
Asterella muelleri,
Asterella alpina,
Asterella abyssinica,
Asterella linearis,
Asterella caucasica,
Asterella dominicensis,
Asterella innovans,
Asterella lateralis,
Asterella preussii,