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Lycopodium cernuum

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Identification
Lycopodium cernuum L. [family LYCOPODIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Henry Trimen, Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm. [family LYCOPODIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Lycopodiella pendulina
  • Lycopodium cernuum
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  • Lycopodiella cernua
  • Lycopodium speciosum
Common name
  • nyσnyσ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • monkey's paws (Kumasi, Ghana; Irvine)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • akuru éké (AJC) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Umuahia)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Lycopodium cernuum L. [family LYCOPODIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 0, Part 0, page 15, (1970) Author: E. A. C. L. E. Schelpe
Names
Lycopodium cernuum L. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], Sp. Pl. 2: 1103 (1753).—Sim, Ferns S. Afr. ed. 2: 327, t. 179 (1915). Type from India or E. Indies.
Lepidotis cernua L. Beauv. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], Prodr. Aethéog.: 101 (1805). Type as above.
Lycopodium marianum Willd. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], in L., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 31 (1810). Type from Philippine Is.
Lycopodium boryanum A. Rich. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], Sert. Astrol.: 42 (1834). Type from Mascarene Is.
Lycopodium heeschii K. Müll. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], in Bot. Zeit. 19: 164 (1861). Type from Sierra Leone.
Lycopodium hupeanum K. Müll. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], tom. cit.: 165 (1861). Type from Borneo.
Lycopodium moritzii K. Müll. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], loc. cit. Type from Java.
Lycopodium secundum K. Müll. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], tom. cit.: 164 (1861). Type from S. Africa.
Lycopodium sikkimense K. Müll. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], loc. cit. Type from Sikkim.
Lycopodium cymosum L’Herm. ex Hieron. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 34: 574 (1905). Type from Colombia.
Lycopodium lehmannii Hieron. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], loc. cit. Type from Colombia.
Lycopodium trianae Hieron. [family LYCOPODIACEAE], loc. cit. Type from Colombia.
Information
Terrestrial. Stems up to 85 x 0.3 cm., erect, leafy, with much-branched leafy lateral branches bearing strobili at their apices, rooting at the base and producing arching leafy stolons from near the base. Leaves up to 4 x 0.3 mm. at the base, subulate, patent, curved forward. Strobili up to 1 cm. long, not pedunculate, solitary at the ends of the branches. Sporophylls up to 1.8 x 1.2 mm., broadly ovate-acuminate, margins lacerate.
Habitat
Continually moist streambanks and ditches
Range
Cosmopolitan
Altitude range
1000–1980 m.
1980
1000
Distribution
Mozambique GI Gaza, Macia, S. Martinho de Bilene, 1947, Pedro 3536 (LMJ).Mozambique MS Vila Gouveia, Serra Chôa, R. Nhacangara, 24.viii.1949, Pedro & Pedrógão 8039 (LMJ).Mozambique Z Serra de Gúruè, Marrequelo, 20.ix.1944, Mendonça 2146 (BM; LISC).Malawi S Zomba, 15.xi.1957, Banda 357 (SRGH).Zimbabwe S Victoria Distr., E. of Zimbabwe, 1.vii.1930, Hutchinson & Gillett 3393 (K).Zimbabwe E Umtali Distr., Mt. Nuza, 9.vi.1934, Gilliland 225 (BM; SRGH).Zimbabwe C Goromonzi Distr., Ngomakurira Pass, 1.vii.1963, Loveridge 1009 (SRGH).Zambia C Serenje, 14.vi.1960, Leach & Brunton 10038 (K; SRGH).Zambia W Mwinilunga Distr., Matonchi R., 24.x.1937, Milne-Redhead 2928 (K).Zambia N Saisi R., 23.x.1957, Richards 2114 (K).Mozambique N Lualeze R., x.1964, Magalhães 64 (COI).Malawi N Nchena-chena, 21.viii.1946, Brass 17373 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe W Matobo Distr., Chesterfield, Miller 5895 (BOL; SRGH).Zambia B c. 5 km. S. of Kalabo, 16.xi.1959, Drummond & Cookson 6545 (SRGH).

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