Adiantum peruvianum - Unknown
Part: Unknown
Author: Public Domain - WikiMedia

Upload a new image!

Details Top

Internal ID UUID64407766e5366161883717
Scientific name Adiantum peruvianum
Authority Klotzsch
First published in Linnaea 18. 555. 1844. HB. 116. Chr. (1844)

Description Top

Suggest a correction or write a new one!
It is native to Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, and is found in humid, shady areas.

Adiantum peruvianum, also known as the silver-dollar fern or Peruvian maidenhair, is a species of fern native to Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. It is a popular ornamental plant, grown in greenhouses and homes, due to its large, flat pinnules and black stems. It is found in humid, shady areas and requires a moist environment to thrive.

Synonyms Top

No known synonyms.

Common names Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!

Language Common/alternative name
English peruvian maidenhair
English silver-dollar fern
Arabic برشاوشان بيروفي
Lithuanian peruvinis adiantas
Chinese 秘鲁铁线蕨

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No subspecies added yet.

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No variety added yet.

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No subvariety added yet.

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No forms added yet.

Germination/Propagation Top

Suggest a correction or add new data!
No germination or propagation data was added yet.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native

Links to other databases Top

Suggest others/fix!
Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001112511
Tropicos 26606714
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17012210-1
The Plant List tro-26606714
Open Tree Of Life 835898
NCBI Taxonomy 451081
IPNI 17012210-1
iNaturalist 346605
GBIF 3750216
Freebase /m/02v_b4z
USDA GRIN 404145
Wikipedia Adiantum_peruvianum

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
If you wish to see all the related articles click here.
Title Authors Publication Released IDs
High‐speed video and plant ultrastructure define mechanisms of gametophyte dispersal Mitchell N, Piatczyc NP, Wang DD, Edwards J Appl Plant Sci 20-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9039801
doi:10.1002/aps3.11463
PMID:35495193
Fern fronds that move like pine cones: humidity-driven motion of fertile leaflets governs the timing of spore dispersal in a widespread fern species Suissa JS Ann Bot 19-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC9007102
doi:10.1093/aob/mcab137
PMID:34878516
A review of the use of pteridophytes for treating human ailments Baskaran XR, Geo Vigila AV, Zhang SZ, Feng SX, Liao WB J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 01-Feb-2018
PMCID:PMC5833325
doi:10.1631/jzus.B1600344
PMID:29405039
Convergent Evolution of Fern-Specific Mitochondrial Group II Intron atp1i361g2 and Its Ancient Source Paralogue rps3i249g2 and Independent Losses of Intron and RNA Editing among Pteridaceae Zumkeller SM, Knoop V, Knie N Genome Biol Evol 04-Aug-2016
PMCID:PMC5010907
doi:10.1093/gbe/evw173
PMID:27492234
Shooting Mechanisms in Nature: A Systematic Review Sakes A, van der Wiel M, Henselmans PW, van Leeuwen JL, Dodou D, Breedveld P PLoS One 25-Jul-2016
PMCID:PMC4959704
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158277
PMID:27454125
Contribution to the Pteridophyte Flora of Langkawi Archipelago, Peninsular Malaysia Maideen H, Damanhuri A Trop Life Sci Res 01-Dec-2015
PMCID:PMC4729403
PMID:26868714
Sporangium Exposure and Spore Release in the Peruvian Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum peruvianum, Pteridaceae) Poppinga S, Haushahn T, Warnke M, Masselter T, Speck T PLoS One 07-Oct-2015
PMCID:PMC4596474
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138495
PMID:26444002

Phytochemical Profile Top

Add a new one!
No natural compounds are linked yet. If you wish to help please use this tool.

Biological Material Top ebay Auctions

Please wait .. loading items ..
Loading...

Contributors Top

No known contributors. Be the first!

Collections Top

In private collections 0
In public collections 0
You need to be authenticated in order to add this taxon to a personal collection.