Ferns of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia > Haplopteris taeniophylla

Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in C:\Data\serverroots\htdocs\ThaiFerns\factsheets\functions.php on line 17

Family

Pteridaceae, subfamily Vittarioideae

Nomenclature

Haplopteris taeniophylla (Copel.) E.H.Crane, Syst. Bot. 22: 514. 1998 [‘1997’]. – Vittaria taeniophylla Copel., Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl. 2): 157. 1906; Ching, Sinensia 1: 191. 1931; Tagawa & K.Iwats., Fl. Thailand 3: 227. 1985; Boonkerd & Pollawatn, Pterid. Thailand: 137. 2000. – Type: Philippines, Luzon, Copeland 1936.

Vittaria doniana Mett. ex Hieron., Hedwigia 57: 204. 1915; Ching, Sinensia 1: 192. 1931. – Type: Sikkim, Bothan, Griffith (K).

Description

Rhizome short creeping; scales greyish-brown, lanceolate, 9–15 x 0.5–0.7 mm, distinctly clathrate, thin, crisped at apex. Laminae sessile or with short stipe, laminae subcoriaceous, linear, 30–70 cm, 0.8–2 cm broad, widest about the middle or higher, apex acute, base long attenuate; costa distinct. Sori c. 1 mm inside the margin, superficial or slightly immersed .

Distribution in Thailand

NORTHERN: Chiang Mai.

Wider Distribution

NE Himalaya, Burma, Yunnan, Taiwan and the Philippines.

Ecology

On tree trunks at about 2200 m alt.

Proposed IUCN Conservation Assessment

Least Concern (LC). This species is widespread and not under any known threat.

	Ferns of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia
Home \| Species Index \| Glossary
Haplopteris taeniophylla (Copel.) E.H.Crane Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in C:\Data\serverroots\htdocs\ThaiFerns\factsheets\functions.php on line 17 Family Pteridaceae, subfamily Vittarioideae Nomenclature Haplopteris taeniophylla (Copel.) E.H.Crane, Syst. Bot. 22: 514. 1998 [‘1997’]. – Vittaria taeniophylla Copel., Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl. 2): 157. 1906; Ching, Sinensia 1: 191. 1931; Tagawa & K.Iwats., Fl. Thailand 3: 227. 1985; Boonkerd & Pollawatn, Pterid. Thailand: 137. 2000. – Type: Philippines, Luzon, Copeland 1936. Vittaria doniana Mett. ex Hieron., Hedwigia 57: 204. 1915; Ching, Sinensia 1: 192. 1931. – Type: Sikkim, Bothan, Griffith (K). Description Rhizome short creeping; scales greyish-brown, lanceolate, 9–15 x 0.5–0.7 mm, distinctly clathrate, thin, crisped at apex. Laminae sessile or with short stipe, laminae subcoriaceous, linear, 30–70 cm, 0.8–2 cm broad, widest about the middle or higher, apex acute, base long attenuate; costa distinct. Sori c. 1 mm inside the margin, superficial or slightly immersed . Distribution in Thailand NORTHERN: Chiang Mai. Wider Distribution NE Himalaya, Burma, Yunnan, Taiwan and the Philippines. Ecology On tree trunks at about 2200 m alt. Proposed IUCN Conservation Assessment Least Concern (LC). This species is widespread and not under any known threat. Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in C:\Data\serverroots\htdocs\ThaiFerns\factsheets\functions.php on line 17
Site hosted by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Content managed by Stuart Lindsay, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore and David Middleton, Singapore Botanic Gardens. Last updated 24 January 2012