Kingdom:
Phylum:
Jungermanniidae
Order:
Jungermanniales
Species:
verrucosum
ID:
1204938

Status:
valid

Authors:
W.E. Nicholson

Source:
tro

Year:
1930

Citation Micro:
Symb. Sin. 5: 10 1930

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001204276


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Uses & Benefits

Gymnomitrion verrucosum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a medicinal plant to treat skin diseases.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Gymnomitrion verrucosum has small, yellow flowers with four petals. Its seeds are small, round and black. The seedlings have a single, oval-shaped leaf.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Gymnomitrion verrucosum is a terrestrial liverwort that can be propagated by spores or vegetatively. It prefers moist, shady areas and can be grown in a potting mix of sphagnum moss and perlite. The potting mix should be kept moist but not wet. Spores should be sown on the surface of the potting mix and kept in a humid environment. Vegetative propagation can be done by dividing the plant into small pieces and replanting them in the potting mix.

Where to Find Gymnomitrion verrucosum

Gymnomitrion verrucosum can be found in tropical rainforests in South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

Species in the Gymnomitriaceae family

Acrolophozia sulcata, Acrolophozia fuegiana, Acrolophozia pectinata, Cryptocoleopsis imbricata, Gymnomitrion bolivianum, Gymnomitrion minutulum, Gymnomitrion nigrum, Gymnomitrion subintegrum, Gymnomitrion concinnatum, Gymnomitrion corallioides, Gymnomitrion laceratum, Gymnomitrion obtusatum, Gymnomitrion pacificum, Gymnomitrion crenulatum, Gymnomitrion mucrophorum, Gymnomitrion crenatilobum, Gymnomitrion sinense, Gymnomitrion moralesae, Gymnomitrion verrucosum, Gymnomitrion strictum, Gymnomitrion setaceum, Gymnomitrion atrofilum, Gymnomitrion obtusum, Gymnomitrion mucronulatum, Gymnomitrion noguchianum, Gymnomitrion obtusilobum, Gymnomitrion truncato-apiculata, Gymnomitrion adustum, Gymnomitrion africanum, Gymnomitrion alpinum, Gymnomitrion asperulatum, Gymnomitrion brevissimum, Gymnomitrion commutatum, Gymnomitrion crystallocaulon, Gymnomitrion faurieanum, Gymnomitrion fissum, Gymnomitrion incompletum, Gymnomitrion kamchaticum, Gymnomitrion parvitextum, Gymnomitrion revolutum, Gymnomitrion rubidum, Gymnomitrion schusterianum, Gymnomitrion sichuanicum, Marsupella arctica, Marsupella boeckii, Marsupella bolanderi, Marsupella condensata, Marsupella emarginata, Marsupella funckii, Marsupella paroica,

References

William Edward Nicholson (1866-1945): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'W.E.Nicholson' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35204101: Based on data supplied by Bryonames