Psilotum complanatum
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64404d0f44d0d602000426 |
| Scientific name | Psilotum complanatum |
| Authority | Sw. |
| First published in | J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 110 (1801) |
Description Top
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Psilotum complanatum, also known as the flatfork fern, is a rare herbaceous epiphytic fern ally that is believed to be a true fern that has lost some of its typical fern-like characteristics. It has simple, leafless stems with dichotomous branching and minute scales, arranged in two rows. The stems and branches have a triangular-shaped core of xylem and are covered in brownish hair-like rhizoids. The plant produces bean-shaped, monolete spores and its gametophyte is non-photosynthetic, relying on a fungus for nutrition. P. complanatum is found in moist evergreen forests in various parts of the world, including the Malay Peninsula, Australia, Fiji islands, Mexico, Hawaii, South America, and the Nicobar group of islands in India. It typically grows on the trunks of trees or other epiphytic plants. Some botanists believe that P. complanatum is a primitive fern-like plant that has survived from an ancient lineage.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Psilotum flaccidum | Wall. | Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 234 (1913) |
| Psilotum complanatum var. latissimum | Spring | Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 271 (1849) |
| Bernhardia schiedeana | Müll.Hal. | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 14: 222, f. 9–11 1856 |
| Bernhardia complanata | (Sw.) Willd. | Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 5: 57 (1810) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | flatfork fern |
| Japanese | ソウメンシダ |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indo-China
- Nicobar Nicobar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Malaya
- Maluku
- Philippines
- Sulawesi
- Sumatera
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Papuasia
- Bismarck Archipelago
- New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
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Indo-China
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Australasia click to expand
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Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
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Australia
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Northern America click to expand
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Mexico
- Mexico Central
- Mexico Gulf
- Mexico Northeast
- Mexico Northwest
- Mexico Southeast
- Mexico Southwest
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Mexico
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Pacific click to expand
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North-central Pacific
- Hawaii
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Northwestern Pacific
- Caroline Islands
- Marianas
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South-central Pacific
- Cook Islands
- Society Islands
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Southwestern Pacific
- Fiji
- Samoa
- Santa Cruz Island
- Tokelau-manihiki
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
- Wallis-Futuna Islands
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North-central Pacific
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Southern America click to expand
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Caribbean
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
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Central America
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
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Western South America
- Colombia
- Peru
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001128266 |
| USDA Plants | PSCO3 |
| Tropicos | 26625279 |
| INPN | 448066 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:114220-3 |
| The Plant List | tro-26625279 |
| PaleoBotany | 118251 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3866025 |
| Observations.org | 504269 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 2029322 |
| Nature Serve | 2.130143 |
| IPNI | 114220-3 |
| iNaturalist | 167516 |
| GBIF | 2688175 |
| Freebase | /m/02vp5yc |
| EOL | 599704 |
| Elurikkus | 282088 |
| Wikipedia | Psilotum_complanatum |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Title | Authors | Publication | Released | IDs | ||||||
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| Hamiguitan Range: A sanctuary for native flora | Amoroso VB, Aspiras RA | Saudi J Biol Sci | 21-Jul-2010 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| In public collections | 0 |