Lemmaphyllum microphyllum




Family Polypodiaceae
Scientific name Lemmaphyllum microphyllum C. Presl
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) mame-dzuta [beans vine]
(English common name) green penny fern
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, India
Chromosomal number n=36, 2n=72
Description Plants creeping. Vegatative leaves 1-2cm length, 1-1.5cm width. Sporophyll 2-6cm length, 2-5mm width. Evergreen. Epiphyte on old trees or lithophyte on stone walls. Perennial plants.
Reference Lemmaphyllum microphyllum C. Presl
Complex prescription of chinese medicine for the treatment of extensive cancer (US Patent 7005146/2006)



March 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
March 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
March 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba



March 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
March 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba



March 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
March 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba