Lygodium microphyllum

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Lygodium microphyllum

Distribution

Asia-Temperate: China Southeast (Hong Kong present), Bengal present, Flores present, Lesser Sunda Isl present, Malaysia present, Melanesia present, N. and E. Australia south to N. S. Wales present, New Caledonia present, Riu Kiu Isl present, SE. Asia present, Solomon Isl present, Tropical Africa present
Tropical Africa, SE. Asia (north to Bengal and Hong Kong and the Riu Kiu Isl.), Melanesia (Solomon Isl., New Caledonia), N. and E. Australia south to N. S. Wales; in Malaysia: throughout, but few records from the Lesser Sunda Isl. (certainly to Flores).

Uses

Native medicine (leaves macerated and mixed with lime for open wound), magic; young leaves edible; rachises of old leaves used for string and for plaiting.

Citation

Sw. 1916 – In: Philip. J. Sc.: Bot. 116
Christ 1897: Farnkr. Erde: 354: f. 1116
Clarke 1880 – In: Trans. Linn. Soc. Bot.: 583
Prantl 1881: p. 81. – In: Unters. Morph. Gefässkr.: t. 6 f. 101
Racib. 1898: Pterid. Buit.: 8
Ochse & Bakh. 1931: Veg. E.I.: 657
Hook. 1868: Syn. Fil.: 437
Chr. 1937 – In: Dansk Bot. Ark.: 30
Bedd. 1883: Handb: 455: t. 282
Backer & Posth. 1939: Varenfl. Java: 258
Holtt. 1955: Ferns Mal: 58: f. 12
Alston & Holtt. 1959 – In: Reinwardtia: 12
Ogata 1936 – In: Ic. Fil. Jap.: t. 324
Burk. 1935 – In: Dict.: 1378
Heyne 1927: Nutt. Pl.: 97
Bl. 1828: En. Pl. Jav.: 253
Bedd. 1863: Ferns S. India: t. 61
Back. 1929: Krakatoa: 254
v.A.v.R. 1908: Mal. Ferns: 113