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Accession Data:

Vittaria lineata (L.) Sm.

  • Common Name: Shoestring Fern
  • Family: Pteridaceae Ching

  • Country of Origin: widespread in New World tropics and subtropics
  • Habitat: epiphytic fern, often on palm trunks

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500130
  • Source: volunteer
  • Provenance:
    • SEPT 2015 - volunteer in collection, most likely from previous accessions 200600069 (Vittaria cf. lineata) or 200600070 (Vittaria cf. elongata) both now deceased, both originally ex Charles Alford.
    • SEPT 2015. Due to uncertainty of origin, assigning a new accession number rather than reviving an old one
    • Likely the common and widespread V. lineata. (M.Opel 2024)
  • Accession Date: 09-18-2015
  • Bench: 6901 - Array 1, Tank 1
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-06-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Polypodiopsida
  • SubClass: Polypodiidae
  • Order: Polypodiales
  • SubOrder: Pteridinae
  • Family: Pteridaceae
  • SubFamily: Vittarioideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • Ferns & Fern Allies

References (external):

data regenerated on Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:42:22 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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