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Microsorum musifolium
(Blume) Copel.
Crocodile Fern
Polypodiaceae
Microsorum musifolium is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to Malesia and New Guinea.
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Description
Microsorum musifolium has long-creeping, cylindrical to slightly flattened rhizomes, with roots forming dense mats. The rhizome tips are densely covered with scales. Fronds are simple, with indistinct stipes that are up to 6 mm in diameter and slightly scaly. The frond itself is fairly long, 35 to 98 cm long and 5 to 11 cm wide, light green and somewhat leathery. The base of the leaf is truncate to obtuse, while the tip of the leaf is shortly pointed. The edges are smooth to wavy. Sori are round, sometimes merging with each other, 1.2 to 1.5 mm in diameter, found all underneath the leaf blade or only in the half that is farther away from the leaf base (Lindsay and Middleton 2012).
Uses
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Distribution
Microsorum musifolium can be found tropical evergreen forests, usually growing on trees or rocks at low altitudes. It is native to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo (Indonesia), the Philippines, and New Guinea (Lindsay and Middleton 2012).
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References
Lindsay, S. and Middleton, D. J. 2012. Ferns of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/thaiferns/.
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