Hymenophyllum cupressiforme

Hymenophyllum cupressiforme is a southern hemisphere species of filmy fern. Found in moist sheltered areas, in or near rainforests. Occasionally found in drier protected areas. Leaves one cell thick. A small epiphytic fern found on tree trunks, rocks and fallen logs.

Hymenophyllum cupressiforme
Filmy ferns Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Hymenophyllales
Family: Hymenophyllaceae
Genus: Hymenophyllum
Species:
H. cupressiforme
Binomial name
Hymenophyllum cupressiforme
Synonyms

Fronds are 2 to 9 cm long, the main stem is not winged. The main leaf is branched and toothed. 0.5 to 6 cm long and 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide.

References

  • "Hymenophyllum cupressiforme". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-02-23.


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