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Polypodium sp.
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Polypodium L.:
Argentina (South America)
Belize (Mesoamerica)
Bolivia (South America)
Brazil (South America)
Colombia (South America)
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
Ecuador (South America)
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
French Guiana (South America)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Guyana (South America)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Nicaragua (Mesoamerica)
Panama (Mesoamerica)
Peru (South America)
Paraguay (South America)
Suriname (South America)
United States (North America)
Venezuela (South America)
Caribbean (Caribbean)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
- Forzza, R. C. & et al. 2010. 2010 Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil. http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
- Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.
- Rojas Alvarado, A. F. & J. Trusty. 2004. Diversidad pteridofitica de la Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. Brenesia 62: 1–14.
- Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & S. Knapp. (eds.) 1995. Psilotaceae a Salviniaceae. Fl. Mesoamer. 1: i–xxi, 1–470.
- Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. 2011. Flora de Antioquia. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares, vol. 2. Listado de las Plantas Vasculares del Departamento de Antioquia. Pp. 1-939.
- USDA, NRCS. 2007. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge.
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Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
- SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data.
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Foodplant / sap sucker
Idiopterus nephrolepidis sucks sap of live, curled, sometimes killed leaf of Polypodium
Other: minor host/prey
Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Strombocerus delicatulus grazes on frond of Polypodium
Other: major host/prey
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records: | 107 | Public Records: | 70 |
Specimens with Sequences: | 95 | Public Species: | 53 |
Specimens with Barcodes: | 95 | Public BINs: | 0 |
Species: | 56 | ||
Species With Barcodes: | 54 | ||
Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Polypodium
Polypodium is a genus of 75–100 species of true ferns, widely distributed throughout the world, with the highest species diversity in the tropics. The name is derived from Ancient Greek poly (πολύ) "many" + podion (πόδιον) "little foot", on account of the foot-like appearance of the rhizome and its branches. They are commonly called polypody[1] or rockcap fern, but for many species unique vernacular names exist.
They are terrestrial or epiphytic ferns, with a creeping, densely hairy or scaly rhizome bearing fronds at intervals along its length. The species differ in size and general appearance and in the character of the fronds, which are evergreen, persisting for 1-2 years, pinnate or pinnatifid (rarely simple entire), and from 10-80 cm or more long. The sori or groups of spore-cases (sporangia) are borne on the back of the frond; they are globose and naked, not covered with a membrane (indusium).
Polypodies have some use in herbalism, but are today most important in horticulture where several species, hybrids, and their cultivars like Polypodium 'Green Wave' are commonly used as ornamental plants for shady locations. Polypodium have a bitter-sweet taste and are among the rather few ferns that are used in cooking; in this case as a spice e.g. for nougat.
Selected species
Several of the species form hybrids with other species in the genus; these may often be distinguished by being sterile, with very small "blind" sori.
- Polypodium abitaguae
- Polypodium alfredii
- Polypodium amorphum Suksdorf – irregular polypody
- Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham – Appalachian rockcap fern
- Polypodium argyrolepis
- Polypodium asterolepis Baker
- Polypodium billardieri
- Polypodium californicum Kaulf.
- Polypodium calirhiza – nested polypody, habit polypody
- Polypodium cambricum L. (= P. australe Fée) – southern polypody
- Polypodium chionolepis
- Polypodium decumanum – Calaguala fern
- Polypodium excavatum Roxb.
- Polypodium exiguum – hug-me-tight
- Polypodium feei (Bory) Mett.
- Polypodium × font-queri (P. cambricum × P. vulgare)
- Polypodium formosanum Baker - grub fern
- Polypodium furfuraceum Schltdl. & Cham.
- Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C.Eaton – licorice fern
- Polypodium hesperium Maxon – western polypody
- Polypodium incanum
- Polypodium × incognitum
- Polypodium interjectum Shivas – intermediate polypody
- Polypodium latissimum
- Polypodium lepidopteris (Langsd. & Fisch.) Kunze
- Polypodium macaronesicum Bobrov
- Polypodium × mantoniae (P. interjectum × P. vulgare)
- Polypodium mindense
- Polypodium mixtum
- Polypodium nigrescens Blume
- Polypodium nipponicum – aonekazura' (Japanese)
- Polypodium percussum
- Polypodium phymatodes L.
- Polypodium piligerum
- Polypodium punctatum Thunb. ex Murray
- Polypodium pustulatum
- Polypodium pycnocarpum C.Chr.
- Polypodium quitense
- Polypodium rimbachii
- Polypodium × rothmaleri (P. cambricum × P. interjectum)
- Polypodium saximontanum Windham
- Polypodium scouleri Hooker & Greville – coast polypody
- Polypodium scutulatum
- Polypodium segregatum
- Polypodium sibiricum Sipliv. – Siberian polypody
- Polypodium triseriale Swartz
- Polypodium virginianum L. – rock polypody
- Polypodium vulgare – common polypody
- Polypodium xalapense
A number of species formerly included in the genus have recently been transferred to other genera, including Campyloneurum, Cyathea, Drynaria, Microgramma, Nephrolepis, Neurodium, Pecluma, Phlebodium, and Pleopeltis.
See also
References
- ^ Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium (1976). Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-02-505470-7.
- Haufler, Christopher H.; Windham, Michael D.; Lang, Frank A. & Whitmore, S. A. (1993): 2. Polypodium Linnaeus. In: Flora of North America North of Mexico, Vol. 2 (Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms): 315-323. ISBN 0-19-508242-7
- Hyde, H. A.; Wade, A. E. & Harrison, S. G. (1978): Welsh Ferns. National Museum of Wales.
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) (2007): Digital Flora Europaea: Polypodium species list. Retrieved 2007-NOV-26.
- United States Department of Agriculture (2007): Germplasm Resources Information Network - Polypodium. Retrieved 2007-NOV-26.
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