Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Gleicheniales
Species:
cadetii
ID:
1115713

Status:
valid

Authors:
Tardieu

Source:
tro

Year:
1982

Citation Micro:
Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia , sér. 4, 4: 103 (1982)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001115051

Common Names

  • Dicranopteris cadetii
  • Cadet's Fork Fern
  • Cadet's Dicranopteris

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Description

Dicranopteris cadetii (also called Cadet's Fork Fern, among many other common names) is a species of fern native to the tropical regions of Africa and Europe. It has a creeping rhizome, with fronds that are bipinnate and lanceolate in shape. It is found in moist forests and along streams.

Uses & Benefits

Dicranopteris cadetii is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used as a medicinal plant to treat a variety of ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Dicranopteris cadetii has small, yellow-green flowers that are produced in clusters on the stem. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings are small and have a single leaf.

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Where to Find Dicranopteris cadetii

Dicranopteris cadetii is native to the tropical regions of South America.

Species in the Gleicheniaceae family

Dicranopteris elegantula, Dicranopteris lanigera, Dicranopteris nepalensis, Dicranopteris pubigera, Dicranopteris weatherbyi, Dicranopteris linearis, Dicranopteris flexuosa, Dicranopteris nervosa, Dicranopteris pedata, Dicranopteris cadetii, Dicranopteris speciosa, Dicranopteris seramensis, Dicranopteris schomburgkiana, Dicranopteris taiwanensis, Dicranopteris splendida, Dicranopteris subpectinata, Dicranopteris curranii, Dicranopteris clemensiae, Dicranopteris seminuda, Diplopterygium brevipinnulum, Diplopterygium bullatum, Diplopterygium cantonense, Diplopterygium sordidum, Diplopterygium glaucum, Diplopterygium bancroftii, Diplopterygium blotianum, Diplopterygium cantonensis, Diplopterygium conversum, Diplopterygium elmeri, Diplopterygium giganteum, Diplopterygium laevissimum, Diplopterygium longissimum, Diplopterygium norrisii, Diplopterygium pinnatum, Diplopterygium volubile, Diplopterygium chinensis, Diplopterygium irregulare, Diplopterygium rufum, Diplopterygium glaucoides, Diplopterygium angustilobum, Diplopterygium clemensiae, Diplopterygium deflexum, Gleichenella pectinata, Gleichenia abscida, Gleichenia mendellii, Gleichenia punctulata, Gleichenia polypodioides, Gleichenia owhyhensis, Gleichenia litoralis, Gleichenia boryi,

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