Kingdom:
Phylum:
Hypnanae
Order:
Hypnales
Species:
clandestinum
ID:
1168958

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Hook. f. & Wilson) Lindb. ex Paris

Source:
tro

Year:
1897

Citation Micro:
Index Bryol. 718 1897

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001168296

Common Names

  • Lembophyllum clandestinum
  • Clandestine Lembophyllum
  • Clandestine-leaved Lembophyllum

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Uses & Benefits

Lembophyllum clandestinum is used as an ornamental plant and in landscaping. It is also used in traditional medicine and as a food source.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Lembophyllum clandestinum has small, yellow-green flowers with four petals and yellow anthers. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Lembophyllum clandestinum can be propagated by division or by sowing spores. It prefers a moist, well-drained soil and should be grown in partial shade. It is best to keep the soil moist, but not wet, and to avoid overwatering.

Where to Find Lembophyllum clandestinum

Lembophyllum clandestinum can be found in tropical and subtropical Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola.

Species in the Lembophyllum genus

Species in the Lembophyllaceae family

Bestia longipes, Camptochaete novae-zeelandiae, Camptochaete angustata, Camptochaete arbuscula, Camptochaete deflexa, Camptochaete excavata, Camptochaete leichardtii, Camptochaete porotrichoides, Camptochaete pulvinata, Camptochaete subporotrichoides, Camptochaete fallax, Camptochaete curvata, Camptochaete dendroclada, Camptochaete monolina, Dolichomitriopsis crenulata, Dolichomitriopsis diversiformis, Dolichomitriopsis obtusifolia, Dolichomitriopsis sasaokae, Dolichomitriopsis cherdantsevae, Fallaciella gracilis, Fallaciella robusta, Fifea aciphylla, Isothecium algarvicum, Isothecium ceylonense, Isothecium mertensii, Isothecium rigidissimum, Isothecium semitortum, Isothecium sprucei, Isothecium trichocladon, Isothecium alopecuroides, Isothecium nervosum, Lembophyllum divulsum, Lembophyllum clandestinum, Neobarbella comes, Pilotrichella cuspidans, Pilotrichella flexilis, Pilotrichella mascarenica, Pilotrichella mauiensis, Pilotrichella phyllogonioides, Pilotrichella pseudoimbricata, Pilotrichella ragazzii, Pilotrichella reesei, Pilotrichella vermiformis, Pilotrichella debilinervis, Tripterocladium leucocladulum, Weymouthia cochlearifolia, Weymouthia mollis, Weymouthia barbelloides, Mawenzhangia thamnobryoides, Nogopterium beyrichianum,

References

Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Hook.f.' in the authors string.
Sextus Otto Lindberg (1835-1889): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Lindb.' in the authors string.
William Wilson (1799-1871): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Wilson' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35138378: Based on data supplied by Bryonames