Araiostegia

Araiostegia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Davalliaceae
Genus: Araiostegia
Species

See text.

Araiostegia is a genus of twelve epiphytic or terrestrial ferns from tropical Asia belonging to the hares-foot fern family. It has finely pinnate thinly textured fronds arising from long scaly stalks jointed to creeping rhizomes.

Cultivation

Araiostegia species can be grown in moist organically rich soil in a sheltered shady spot. Propagate from spores or by divisions.

Species

  • Araiostegia beddomei (Hope) Ching
  • Araiostegia clarkei (Bak.) Copel.
  • Araiostegia delavayi (Bedd. ex Clarke & Bak.) Ching
  • Araiostegia divaricata (Blume) Kato
  • Araiostegia hymenophylloides (Blume) Copel.
  • Araiostegia multidentata (Hook. & Baker) Copel.
  • Araiostegia perdurans (Christ) Copel.
  • Araiostegia pulchra (D. Don) Copel.

References

  • Lord, Tony (2003) Flora : The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36435-5
  • World species list for Araiostegia: http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/fern/araiostegia.htm


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