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Psilotaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
Psilotum nudum (L.) Griseb.

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Whisk Fern, Skeleton Fork Fern
  • Family: Psilotaceae Kanitz.

  • Country of Origin: widespread distribution in tropics and subtropics
  • Habitat:

  • Description: (syn. P. triquetrum)

    Herbaceous perennial devoid of roots, with scale leaves only, and dichotomously branching ribbed stems to 50cm long.

    Resembling early vascular plants known from the fossil record, but now considered a fern ally related to the Ophioglossales due to recent genetic evidence suggesting that they have lost many of their original fern-like characters.

  • Culture: Tropical or subtropical conditions. May benefit from mycorhizal association at least in the gametophyte stage.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500935
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1110 - AFR:Congo Basin B
  • Qty: 6 confirmed on 11-11-2009
Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Psilotopsida
  • SubClass:
  • Order: Psilotales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Psilotaceae
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