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Lygodium venustum
Scientific Name: Lygodium venustum
Family: Lygodiaceae
Category: Fern
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Lygodium venustum
Lygodium venustum, also known as monarch climbing fern, is a fern species belonging to the family Lygodiaceae.
Considerations for Pets
- This is a climbing fern, and its slender vine stems might be enticing for pets to interact with.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Lygodium venustum Sw.
- Common Name: Monarch climbing fern
- Family: Lygodiaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Synonyms: Lygodium polymorphum (Cav.) H.B.K. and Lygodium palmatilobum
- Other Scientific Names: There is a reference to the author Swartz, Olof (Peter). Published In: Jnal fr die Botanik 1801(2): 303. 1803.
Distribution and Habitat
- Lygodium venustum has a worldwide distribution and a lianescent (vine-like) habit.
- It is native from central Mexico and the Caribbean south through Central America.
- Specifically, it is found in Mexico (Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana).
Ecological Role
- This fern can be used as a bioindicator.
Morphological Characteristics
- Lygodium venustum is a climbing fern with slender vine stems.
- Stems, petioles, and the upper midrib of leaves are densely pubescent.
- Leaves are alternate, sessile or with slender petioles (up to 7 mm long), unequally palmate.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- The plant has demonstrated antibacterial and antifungal activity.
- The plant is being studied to evaluate the interactions between gentamicin and the ethanol extract of the fern.
- Studies are being conducted to assess its leishmanicidal and trypanocidal potential.
Further Information
- Encyclopedia of Life: EOL
- Royal Horticultural Society: RHS
- Discover Life: Discover Life
- PlantSystematics.org