Microsorum pteropus
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Species name: Microsorum pteropus
Microsorum pteropus is an aquatic fern and can grow completely underwater. It is mostly epiphytic and is extensively found in tropical Asia. As with many aquatic ferns, this plant is also used as an ornamental plant in aquariums.
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- Species identity and nomenclature
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| Names of users who have contributed to this species page | Gauravm | |
| Date on which this page was first created | 2010/08/23 | |
| This page was last modified on: | 6 September 2010 15:35:27 | |
| Name of the species | Microsorum pteropus | |
| ID on Encyclopedia of Life | ||
| Synonyms | Please check Binomial Classification section for synonyms. | |
| Common English Names | Java fern | |
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Taxonomy from Encyclopedia of Life
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| Regnum (Kingdom) | Plantae |
| Division | Pteridophyta |
| Class | Filicopsida |
| Order | Polypodiales |
| Family | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus | Microsorum |
| Source of data | Encyclopedia of Life |
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Based on classification
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Morphology from Encyclopedia of Life
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General morphology
| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| General morphological features of the plant | Rhizomes are creeping, infrequently and irregularly branched. Roots are numerous and are densely covered in scales. Leaves are erect, petiolated, winged and some with brown scales. Leaf blades are lanceolate, glabrous with entire margins and round apex. Sporangia in circular or elongate sori scattered irregularly on adaxial surface of leaves.
This species is also highly variable in its morphology. Different environments may gie rise to different morphotypes."Rhizomes are creeping, infrequently and irregularly branched. Roots are numerous and are densely covered in scales. Leaves are erect, petiolated, winged and some with brown scales. Leaf blades are lanceolate, glabrous with entire margins and round apex. Sporangia in circular or elongate sori scattered irregularly on adaxial surface of leaves. This species is also highly variable in its morphology. Different environments may gie rise to different morphotypes." cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. |
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| Seed dispersal mechanism | Anemophily (By wind), Hydrophily (By water) | |
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| Life cycle of the plant | The plant propagates through spores which develop only on terrestrial fronds and are presumably dispersed by wind. Rhizome fragments can also give rise to new plants, these may be spread by water. | Cook |
How to identify this species
For a detailed description, refer to the General Morphology details above
| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Type of plant | Fern | |
| Plant height | Up to 3 feet | Cook |
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| Phyllotaxy of leaves | ||
| Leaf shape | Lanceolate | Cook |
| Is the leaf petiolated or sessile? | Petiolated | Cook |
| Is the leaf simple or compound? | Simple | Cook |
| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| IUCN Conservation Status | Not Evaluated | EoL |
| Indian States in which the species has been documented | Assam,Kerala,Sikkim | Cook |
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| Biotic zones inhabited | Northeastern Himalayas, Western Ghats | Cook |
| Details about the habitat | The plant usually grows as a rheophyte on the edges of mountain streams, but some ecotypes can grow completely underwater. The species is native to Tropical Asia, whether India is not clear. | Cook |
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| Is the species indigenous/endemic to Sub-Himalayan regions? | ||
| Is the species indigenous/endemic to Western Ghats? | ||
| Is the species indigenous/endemic to Eastern Ghats? |
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Does this species have any medicinal use? | No |
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Other plants of the same family having medicinal use: |
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| Is the molecular basis of the medicinal action known? | No | |
| Details of molecular basis of action | ||
| Are the toxic effects of consumption of this plant known? | No | |
| Details of the toxic effects of the plant species | ||
| Have there been validation/clinical studies related to this plant? | No | |
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Is this plant/plant-derived product used in food preparations? | No | User-reported |
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| Does this species have any religious significance? | No | User-reported |
| Religions which mention/give significance to this species | Cook | |
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Is this plant cultivated commercially in India? | Yes | Cook |
| Uses for which the plant is commercially cultivated | Ornamental use | Fern manual |
| Plant parts of commercial value | Entire plant | Fern manual |
| Products where this plant is used | User-reported | |
| Description of use | The plant is used as an ornamental plant in aquaria. | Fern manual |
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| Method of propagation | Seeds, Vegetative propagation | Cook |
| Water requirement of this plant | High | |
| Pests and Diseases affecting this plant during cultivation | ||
| Other considerations while cultivating this plant | The plant can be grown in medium light in wet, coarse garden soil or potted soil or pots submerged in water. Under water, the plant can grow for years without any issues however it produces spores only when outside water. The fronds can get affected by spotting which can be cured by fungicide sprays. | Fern manual |
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- If there is an error message below, it means that there is no retrievable information available on NCBI
- If the number of nucleotide sequences is less than 100, very little genomic work has been done on this species. A respectable number of nucleotide sequences is above 10000.
- Most of the nucleotide sequences may come from three sources:
- Studies on single genes, where people try to sequence genes such as some specific dehydrogenases important,say, for tannin production
- Sequences of Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer, whose sequence is used for generating molecular phylogenetic trees to establish species relationships
- Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) which can tell about which genes are present and expressed in the species at a particular time in the given tissue
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Details of modern scientific knowledge available for this species | Hardly any nucleotide sequences present on Genbank. | |
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References
Cook (Book) : Christopher DK Cook (1996),', ISBN: 0198548214
Fern manual (Book) : Barbara Joe Hoshizaki, Robbin Craig Moran (2001),', ISBN: 0881924954
EoL (Web): Encyclopedia of Life entry, Accessdate=2010-08-23
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