Cyrtomium falcatum

(Linnaeus f.) C. Presl

Tent. Pterid. 86. 1836.

IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Polypodium falcatum Linnaeus f. Suppl. Pl., 446. 1782
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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

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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.

... more about "Cyrtomium falcatum"
attenuate +
George Yatskievych +
(Linnaeus f.) C. Presl +
not swollen +
Polypodium falcatum +
simple to commonly +
oblong-lanceolate +
leathery;papery +
roundish +
Calif. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, S.C. +, Europe +  and Asia +
0–100 m +
inflated +
often +  and glabrous +
Brick or stone walls, rocky areas, mesic forests, and coastal bluffs +
caducous +  and persistent +
not shriveled +
monomorphic +
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
evergreen +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
coarsely +  and undulate +
not articulate +
bright green +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (8.5 cm85 mm <br />0.085 m <br />) +
inequilateral +
Tent. Pterid. +
round +, cuplike +, hoodlike +, reniform +, falcate +  and linear +
2 +  and 3 +
persistent +
filiform +
crenate to spinulose +
discrete +
variously--shaped +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
reniform +  and oblong +
dictyostelic +, unbranched +  and branched +
ascending +  and erect +
Cyrtomium falcatum +
Cyrtomium +
species +
anastomosing +
on rock +  and terrestrial +
epiphytic +  and hemiepiphytic +