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Diplazium tomentosum Blume
| Family Name: | Athyriaceae |
| Synonyms: | Athyrium tomentosum (Blume) Milde |
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Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Ferns & Lycophytes (Non-Seed Vascular Plants) (Fern) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Herbaceous Plant |
Biogeography
| Native Distribution | Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Malaya, Vietnam, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Philippines (Mindanao) |
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| Native Habitat | Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest, Secondary Rainforest) |
| Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
| Local Conservation Status | Native to Singapore (Critically Endangered (CR)) |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | It is a terrestrial, rhizomatous fern with wiry roots. |
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| Foliage | The frond is oblong to almost triangular measuring 30 cm long by 12 cm wide. Each frond is leathery, deep green, pinnate, leaflets can also appear lobed. They are lance-shaped to oblong, up to 7 cm long by 2 cm wide, midrib densely covered in short, coarse, brown hairs. The lowest leaflets have a ear-like base. |
| Reproductive Parts - non-flowering plant | The sori is positioned on all veinlets, protected by a firm indusia. |
| Others - Plant Morphology | The rhizomes are short, upright with dark brown, narrow scales with smooth to irregularly waved margins measuring 4 cm long by 0.6 cm wide. |
| Habitat | Occurs on mountain slopes in dense evergreen forests at altitudes below 800 m. |
| Cultivation | It can be propagated by spores. |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Semi-Shade |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
| Plant Growth Rate | Moderate to Slow |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Fertile Loamy Soils, Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils |
| Propagation Method | Spore |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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| Foliar Type | Compound (Bipinnate) |
| Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Deltoid, Lanceolate, Oblong) |
| Foliar Venation | Pinnate / Net |
| Foliar Margin | Pinnately Lobed / Pinnatifid |
| Foliar Apex - Tip | Acute, Acuminate |
| Foliar Base | Cuneate, Rounded / Obtuse |
Non - Foliar and Storage
| Stem Type & Modification | Herbaceous |
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| Root Type | Underground (Fibrous Root) |
| Specialised Storage Organ(s) | Underground (Rhizome) |
References
| References | Tagawa, M. & Iwatsuki, K. (1988). Flora of Thailand, vol. 3(3), pp. 457. Bangkok: The Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. |
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Others
| Master ID | 34299 |
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| Species ID | 8712 |
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