Family: Hymenophyllaceae
Plant: A tiny delicate mat-forming fern up to 10cm high.
Fronds: Semi-erect 2-9cm long arching fronds, bipinnate, translucent and finely toothed.
Sori: Borne in a covered, cup-shaped receptacle on upper side of segments.
Rhizome: Long, creeping, wiry much-branched and dark.
Habitat: Usually found growing in mats on rocks in the rainforest.
Features: Translucent filmy fronds. Rhizome dark and wiry. Usually growing on rocks.
Name:
Hymenophyllum From Greek = membrane-leaved
cupressiforme From fronds being Cypress-shaped
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Type |
Fern |
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Trunk |
No trunk |
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Fronds |
Form |
Compound |
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Length (Total) |
Short, Medium |
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Other Features |
Toothed/Serrated |
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Sori |
Arrangement |
- |
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Rhizome |
Type |
Creeping |
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Other Features |
- |
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Habitat |
Rainforest |
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