Status:
valid
Authors:
N. Kitag.
Source:
tro
Year:
1967
Citation Micro:
J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 30: 201. f. 2 1967
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001204280
Uses & Benefits
Marsupella stoloniformis is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a medicinal plant to treat skin diseases.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Marsupella stoloniformis has small, yellow flowers with four petals. Its seeds are small, round and black. The seedlings have a single, oval-shaped leaf.
Cultivation and Propagation
Marsupella stoloniformis 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 Marsupella stoloniformis
Marsupella stoloniformis can be found in tropical rainforests in South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
Species in the Marsupella genus
Marsupella arctica,
Marsupella boeckii,
Marsupella bolanderi,
Marsupella condensata,
Marsupella emarginata,
Marsupella funckii,
Marsupella paroica,
Marsupella sparsifolia,
Marsupella sphacelata,
Marsupella sprucei,
Marsupella aquatica,
Marsupella spiniloba,
Marsupella tubulosa,
Marsupella yakushimensis,
Marsupella pseudofunckii,
Marsupella profunda,
Marsupella stableri,
Marsupella andreaeodies,
Marsupella disticha,
Marsupella alata,
Marsupella minutissima,
Marsupella miniata,
Marsupella microphylla,
Marsupella apertifolia,
Marsupella apiculata,
Marsupella stoloniformis,
Marsupella subemarginata,
Marsupella vermiformis,
Marsupella vietnamica,
Marsupella aleutica,
Marsupella koreana,
Marsupella neesii,
Marsupella patens,
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,