Microsorum pteropus

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Java fern is one of the very few ferns that can grow underwater.
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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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
Common Hindi Names
Common Indian names
Origins/Meanings of the common names

Taxonomy from Encyclopedia of Life

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Angiosperm phylogeny. This image is copyrighted. Rights owned by Theodore C.H.Cole (Heidelberg) and Hartmut H. Hilger (Berlin) 2010. Please obtain copyright permissions before reuse.
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Taxon Value
Regnum (Kingdom) Plantae
Division Pteridophyta
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Polypodiaceae
Genus Microsorum
Source of data Encyclopedia of Life

Other closely related species

SpeciesDivisionCommon nameCommon Hindi name
Equisetum ramosissimumBranched Horsetail
Marsilea minutaDwarf waterclover, Small watercloverचौपतिरा Chaupatira
Ceratopteris pteridoidesFloating antlerfern
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SpeciesClassCommon nameCommon Hindi name
Marsilea minutaFilicopsidaDwarf waterclover, Small watercloverचौपतिरा Chaupatira
Ceratopteris pteridoidesFilicopsidaFloating antlerfern
Acrostichum aureumFilicopsidaGolden leatherfern, Mangrove fern
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SpeciesOrderCommon nameCommon Hindi name
Ceratopteris pteridoidesPolypodialesFloating antlerfern
Acrostichum aureumPolypodialesGolden leatherfern, Mangrove fern
Microsorum pteropusPolypodialesJava fern
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SpeciesFamilyCommon nameCommon Hindi name
Microsorum pteropusPolypodiaceaeJava fern
SpeciesGenusCommon nameCommon Hindi name
Microsorum pteropusMicrosorumJava fern

Based on classification

More details can be found in the Binomial Classification section.

Morphology from Encyclopedia of Life

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General morphology

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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)
Bloom type
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

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Type of plant Fern
Plant height Up to 3 feet Cook
Flower color
Flower shape
Floral symmetry
Phyllotaxy of leaves
Leaf shape Lanceolate Cook
Is the leaf petiolated or sessile? Petiolated Cook
Is the leaf simple or compound? Simple Cook

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IUCN Conservation Status Not Evaluated EoL
Indian States in which the species has been documented Assam,Kerala,Sikkim Cook
Locations at which the species has been documented
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
Is this species native to India?
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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Does this species have any medicinal use? No

Other plants of the same family having medicinal use:

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General types of ailments this species is used for treating
Specific ailments for which the species is used
Medicinal systems which use this plant
Details of Medicinal use
Parts of the plant used for treatment
Names of some medicinal active compounds in this plant, if known.
Details of the active chemical compounds found in this plant
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
Details of the clinical studies related to the plant species

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Is this plant/plant-derived product used in food preparations? No User-reported
Part(s) of the plant used in the food preparations
Details of use in food preparations
Does this species have any religious significance? No User-reported
Religions which mention/give significance to this species Cook
Religious occasions
Details of religious use

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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
States where this plant is cultivated commercially
Best period for planting this plant
Best period for harvesting this plant
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:
  1. Studies on single genes, where people try to sequence genes such as some specific dehydrogenases important,say, for tannin production
  2. Sequences of Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer, whose sequence is used for generating molecular phylogenetic trees to establish species relationships
  3. 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
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Details of modern scientific knowledge available for this species Hardly any nucleotide sequences present on Genbank.
Are herbarium specimen available for this species?
Institutes having herbarium samples

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