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Taxon: Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br.

Genus: Lygodium
Family: Lygodiaceae.
Nomen number: 403434
Place of publication: Prodr. 162. 1810
Name verified on: 20-Nov-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 10-Sep-2008
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

SPECIES RESTRICTED BECAUSE FEDERAL AND STATE NOXIOUS WEED
Regulated by USDA-APHIS under Federal Import Quarantine Order; federal noxious weed status pending.
A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:
AL*, FL*.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.
Link to noxious weed information from Invaders Database System

Common names:

  • climbing maidenhair fern   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  • Old World climbing fern   (Source: P Invasion) – English
  • small-leaf climbing fern   (Source: F NAmer ) – English

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • AFRICA
    East Tropical Africa: Kenya; Tanzania [incl. Pemba, Zanzibar]; Uganda
    West-Central Tropical Africa: Burundi; Cameroon; Gabon; Zaire
    West Tropical Africa: Cote D'Ivoire; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone
    South Tropical Africa: Angola; Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe
    Southern Africa: South Africa - KwaZulu-Natal
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    China: China - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan
    Eastern Asia: Japan - Ryukyu Islands; Taiwan
  • ASIA-TROPICAL
    Indian Subcontinent: India
    Indo-China: Thailand
    Malesia: Brunei; Indonesia; Malaysia; Papua New Guinea; Philippines
  • AUSTRALASIA
    Australia: Australia - New South Wales [n.e.], Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia [n.]
  • PACIFIC
    Northwestern Pacific: Micronesia [Caroline & Marianas Islands]
    Southwestern Pacific: Fiji

      Naturalized:
  • naturalized in s.e. United States & West Indies

References:

  • Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. (Pl SAfr)
  • Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. 1937–. Conspectus florae angolensis. (F Angol)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. (F China) [= L. scandens (L.) Sw.].
  • Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In J. O. Luken & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. (Pl Invasion)
  • Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960–. Flora zambesiaca. (F Zamb)
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America. (F NAmer) 2:116.
  • Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979–1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. (L Micrones)
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
  • Jardim e Museu Agricola do Ultramar, Portugal. 1971–1973. Flora da Guine Portuguesa. (F Guine Port)
  • Johns, R. J. 1991. Pteridophytes of Tropical East Africa. (Ferns TE Afr)
  • Lellinger, D. B. 1985. A field manual of the ferns and fern-allies of the United States & Canada. (Ferns US Can)
  • Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos - on-line resource. (TROPICOS)
  • Panigrahi, G. & S. Singh. 1983. (694) Proposal to emend the type of Lygodium, nom. cons. (Pteridophyta). Taxon 32:310. [mentions].
  • Plant Protection and Quarantine Office. United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Federal noxious weed list. (USDA/APHIS)
  • Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970–. Flora of Thailand. (F Thailand)
  • Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948–. Flora malesiana. (F Males)
  • Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. (F TE Afr)
  • Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. (Invasive Pl Spec)
  • Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. 1993. China floral encyclopaedia. (China FlEncy)
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br.:

  • Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
  • AVH: Australia's Virtual Herbarium Map Display Interface
  • SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
  • On-line Flora of Zimbabwe
  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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