Cyrtomium falcatum
Tent. Pterid. 86. 1836.
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Polypodium falcatum Linnaeus f. Suppl. Pl., 446. 1782
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
Stem scales orangebrown, ovate with attenuate apices. Leaves 30–60 (–100) cm. Pinnae bright green and shiny adaxially, 4–10 (–12) pairs, ovate-attenuate, usually falcate, 4–8.5 cm, leathery, sometimes with short, basal, acroscopic lobe, margins often undulate or coarsely and irregularly dentate. Indusia brown, sometimes with blackish centers, not shriveled at maturity. n = 2n = 123, apogamous.
Habitat: Brick or stone walls, rocky areas, mesic forests, and coastal bluffs
Elevation: 0–100 m
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., S.C., Europe, Asia
Discussion
Cyrtomium falcatum is native to east Asia and widely escaped from cultivation. All plants in the flora appear to be the 32-spored, apogamous triploid.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"/2lengthofblade" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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interrupted +
vertical +
3-celled +
attenuate +
developed +
acroscopic +
not swollen +
simple to commonly +
1-pinnate +
oblong-lanceolate +
leathery;papery +
2;2;many +
roundish +
blackish +
grooved +
smaller +
inflated +
green +
aboveground +
cordate +
continuous +
Present +
peltate +
brown +
not shriveled +
true +
monomorphic +
absent +
evergreen +
dimorphic +
circinate +
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Tent. Pterid. +
1836 +
elevated +
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absent +
filiform +
crenate to spinulose +
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acrostichoid +
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brown +
climbing +
orangebrown +
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Cyrtomium falcatum +
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