Dicranopteris linearis
Old World Forkedfern, Uluhe
Also known as: Dicranopteris discolor (Schrad.) Nakai +18 more
- Dicranopteris discolor (Schrad.) Nakai
- Dicranopteris emarginata B.L.Rob.
- Dicranopteris emarginata var. emarginata
- Dicranopteris emarginata var. inaequalis O.Deg. & I.Deg.
- Dicranopteris hermannii (R.Br.) Nakai
- Dicranopteris klotzschii (Hook.) Ching
- Dicranopteris klotzschii Nakai
- Dicranopteris linearis var. brevis Manickam & Irudarajay
- Dicranopteris linearis var. inaequiloba B.K.Nayar & Geev.
- Dicranopteris linearis var. maxima (Christ ex Hochr.) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
- Dicranopteris linearis var. tenuis Manickam & Irudarajay
- Gleichenia discolor (Schrad.) Sehnem
- Gleichenia klotzschii Hook.
- Gleichenia linearis (Burm.fil.) C.B.Clarke
- Gleichenia linearis f. crenulata Rosenst.
- Gleichenia linearis var. grandis Christ
- Gleichenia linearis var. linearis
- Gleichenia mucronata Reinw.
- Gleichenia mucronata Reinw. ex J.Sm.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Gleicheniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Dicranopteris linearis (commonly known as Old World Forkedfern or Uluhe) is a fern belonging to the Gleicheniaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring botanical forms and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, New Zealand, North-Central Pacific, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms