Hypodematium fordii - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Polypodiales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
fordii
ID:
1117760
Status:
valid
Authors:
(Baker) Ching
Source:
tro
Year:
1935
Citation Micro:
Icon. Filic. Sin. 3: t.122. 1935
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001117098
Common Names
- Hypodematium fordii
- Ford's Hypodematium
- Ford's Fern
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesUses & Benefits
Hypodematium fordii is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a groundcover in shady areas. It is also used as a medicinal plant to treat skin diseases and wounds.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Hypodematium fordii has small, yellowish-green flowers that are clustered in small, rounded heads. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings have long, thin, light green leaves.
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesCultivation and Propagation
Hypodematium fordii can be propagated by division of the rhizomes in spring or autumn. It can also be propagated by spore sowing in spring or autumn. Cultivation of Hypodematium fordii requires moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil in partial shade.
Where to Find Hypodematium fordii
Hypodematium fordii is found in the tropical and subtropical forests of East Asia, from Japan to Taiwan.
Species in the Hypodematium genus
Hypodematium phegopteroideum, Hypodematium villosum, Hypodematium crenatum, Hypodematium glabrius, Hypodematium fordii, Hypodematium glanduloso-pilosum, Hypodematium gracile, Hypodematium squamuloso-pilosum, Hypodematium sinense, Hypodematium daochengense, Hypodematium glabrum, Hypodematium glandulosum, Hypodematium delicatulum, Hypodematium boonkerdii,
Species in the Hypodematiaceae family
Hypodematium phegopteroideum, Hypodematium villosum, Hypodematium crenatum, Hypodematium glabrius, Hypodematium fordii, Hypodematium glanduloso-pilosum, Hypodematium gracile, Hypodematium squamuloso-pilosum, Hypodematium sinense, Hypodematium daochengense, Hypodematium glabrum, Hypodematium glandulosum, Hypodematium delicatulum, Hypodematium boonkerdii, Leucostegia pallida, Leucostegia truncata,
References
John Gilbert Baker (1834-1920): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Baker' in the authors string.
Ren-Chang Ching (1898-1986): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Ching' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17399480-1: Based on the initial data import