Lygodium

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Schizaeales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Schizaeales

Familia: Lygodiaceae
Genus: Lygodium
Species:

L. altum – L. articulatum – L. auriculatum – L. boivinii – L. borneense – L. circinnatum – L. cubense – L. dimorphum – L. flexuosum – L. heterodoxum – L. hians – L. japonicum – L. kerstenii – L. lanceolatum – L. longifolium – L. merrillii – L. microphyllum – L. oligostachyum – L. palmatum – L. polystachyum – L. radiatum – L. reticulatum – L. salicifolium – L. smithianum – L. trifurcatum – L. venustum – L. versteegii – L. volubile – L. yunnanense
Nothospecies: L. × fayae – L. × lancetillanum
Paleospecies: †L. kaulfussi

Name

Lygodium Swartz, J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 7, 106 (1801).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Hugona Cav. ex Roem., Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 2(3): 486 (1801), nom. superfl.
- Gisopteris Bernh., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 129 (1801).
- Odontopteris Bernh., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 127 (1801).
- Ramondia Mirb., Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 179 (1801), nom. rej.
- Ugena Cav., Icon. 6: 73 (1801).
- Hydroglossum Willd., Abh. Kurfürstl.-Mainz. Akad. Nützl. Wiss. Erfurt 2(5): 13, 20 (1802).
- Cteisium Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 275 (1803).
- Vallifilix Thouars, Gen. Nov. Madagasc.: 1 (1809), nom. superfl.
- Lygodictyon J.Sm. in W.J.Hooker, Gen. Fil.: t. 111B (1842).
- Arthrolygodes C.Presl, Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 101 (1845).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces (introduced), KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, New Caledonia, Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Line Islands, Society Islands.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Missouri (introduced).
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas (introduced).
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas (introduced), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana (introduced), Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico (introduced), Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Paraguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Swartz, O. 1801. Genera et species filicum ordine systematico redactarum, adiectis synonymis et iconibus selectis, nec non speciebus recenter detectis, et demum plurimis dubiosis, ulterius investigandis. Journal für die Botanik (Schrader) 1800(2): 1–120. MDZ Reference page.

Additional references

Pabst, M.B. 1968. The flora of the Chuckanut Formation: the Equisetales, Filicales, and Coniferales. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 76: i–v, 1–85. Reference page.
Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H. & Wolf, P.G. 2006. A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 705–731. DOI: 10.2307/25065646 JSTOR ResearchGate PDF. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lygodium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Lygodium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Aug 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lygodium. Published online. Accessed: 15 Aug 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Lygodium Accessed: 15 Aug 2023.

Vernacular names

Bahasa Indonesia: Hata
日本語: カニクサ
polski: Wężówka
中文: 海金沙屬

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