Status:
valid
Authors:
Sodiro
Source:
tro
Year:
1893
Citation Micro:
Anales Univ. Centr. Ecuador 6(46): 233. 1892 [May 1892] ; & Sodiro, Crypt. Vasc. Quitenses, 28. 1893
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001123139
Common Names
- Hymenophyllum Brachypus
- Short-stalked Filmy Fern
- Brachypus Filmy Fern
Description
Hymenophyllum brachypus (also called Hymenophyllum brachyphyllum, Hymenophyllum brachyphyllum var. brachyphyllum, Hymenophyllum brachyphyllum var. trichomanoides, among many other common names) is a small fern species native to New Zealand. It has thin, delicate fronds with small, round sori on the undersides. It grows in moist, shady areas, such as in forests and along streams.
Uses & Benefits
Hymenophyllum brachypus is a fern used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat skin diseases, wounds, and ulcers.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Hymenophyllum brachypus has small, yellowish-brown flowers, with the seed being a small, dark brown, globose spore. The seedlings are short-lived and have a single frond.
Where to Find Hymenophyllum brachypus
Hymenophyllum brachypus can be found in moist, shady woodlands in the eastern United States and Canada.
Species in the Hymenophyllum genus
Hymenophyllum acutum,
Hymenophyllum angulosum,
Hymenophyllum armstrongii,
Hymenophyllum balfourii,
Hymenophyllum batuense,
Hymenophyllum bicolanum,
Hymenophyllum bontocense,
Hymenophyllum brachyglossum,
Hymenophyllum braithwaitei,
Hymenophyllum brasilianum,
Hymenophyllum brassii,
Hymenophyllum breve,
Hymenophyllum brevidens,
Hymenophyllum bryophilum,
Hymenophyllum caparaoense,
Hymenophyllum capillaceum,
Hymenophyllum cardunculus,
Hymenophyllum cernuum,
Hymenophyllum cincinnatum,
Hymenophyllum delicatulum,
Hymenophyllum deltoidenm,
Hymenophyllum diversilobum,
Hymenophyllum eboracense,
Hymenophyllum edentulum,
Hymenophyllum elberti,
Hymenophyllum ellipticosorum,
Hymenophyllum elongatum,
Hymenophyllum emarginatum,
Hymenophyllum feejeense,
Hymenophyllum filmenofilicum,
Hymenophyllum firmum,
Hymenophyllum flexuosum,
Hymenophyllum foersteri,
Hymenophyllum francii,
Hymenophyllum frankliniae,
Hymenophyllum geluense,
Hymenophyllum gorgoneum,
Hymenophyllum gracilescens,
Hymenophyllum hallierii,
Hymenophyllum herterianum,
Hymenophyllum hieronymi,
Hymenophyllum humboldtianum,
Hymenophyllum imbricatum,
Hymenophyllum integrivalvatum,
Hymenophyllum involucratum,
Hymenophyllum johorense,
Hymenophyllum junghuhnii,
Hymenophyllum kerianum,
Hymenophyllum klabatense,
Hymenophyllum laminatum,
Species in the Hymenophyllaceae family