Trichomanes minutum
Tiny Bristle Fern
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Hymenophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte or lithophyte.
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Trichomanes minutum (commonly known as Tiny Bristle Fern) is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern belonging to the Hymenophyllaceae family. Naturally occurring in the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Trichomanes is notably large, comprising more than 250 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, North-Central Pacific, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific, Subantarctic Islands
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Fiji, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.