| Biotic zone
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Northeastern Himalayas +
, Western Ghats +
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| Class
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Filicopsida +
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| Commercial application
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Ornamental use +
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| Commercial use description
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The plant is used as an ornamental plant in aquaria. +
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| Common name
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Java fern +
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| Cultivation details
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The plant can be grown in medium light in … The plant can be grown in medium light in wet, coarse garden soil or potted soil or pots submerged in water. Under water, the plant can grow for years without any issues however it produces spores only when outside water. The fronds can get affected by spotting which can be cured by fungicide sprays.ng which can be cured by fungicide sprays. +
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| Division/Phylum
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fern +
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| Family
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Polypodiaceae +
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| Food use
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No +
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| Genus
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Microsorum +
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| Habitat details
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The plant usually grows as a rheophyte on the edges of mountain streams, but some ecotypes can grow completely underwater. The species is native to Tropical Asia, whether India is not clear. +
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| Header caption
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Java fern is one of the very few ferns that can grow underwater. +
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| Header image
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Microsorum pteropus.jpg +
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| IUCN status
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Not Evaluated +
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| Introdescription
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''Microsorum pteropus'' is an aquatic fern and can grow completely underwater. It is mostly epiphytic and is extensively found in tropical Asia. As with many aquatic ferns, this plant is also used as an ornamental plant in aquariums. +
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| Leaf blade type
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Simple +
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| Leaf petiole type
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Petiolated +
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| Leaf shape
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Lanceolate +
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| Life cycle details
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The plant propagates through spores which develop only on terrestrial fronds and are presumably dispersed by wind. Rhizome fragments can also give rise to new plants, these may be spread by water. +
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| Medicinal molecular basis
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No +
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| Medicinal significance
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No +
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| Modern scientific knowledge description
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Hardly any nucleotide sequences present on Genbank. +
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| Order
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Polypodiales +
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| Page creation date
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23 August 2010 +
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| Plant clinical studies
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No +
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| Plant commercial
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Yes +
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| Plant commercial part
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Entire plant +
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| Plant height
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Up to 3 feet +
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| Plant toxic effects
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No +
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| Plant type
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Fern +
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| Propagation method
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Seeds +
, Vegetative propagation +
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| Regnum
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Plantae +
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| Religious significance
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No +
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| Seed dispersal
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Anemophily (By wind) +
, Hydrophily (By water) +
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| Species name
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w:Microsorum pteropus +
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| State
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Assam +
, Kerala +
, Sikkim +
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| User ID
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User:Gauravm +
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| Water need
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High +
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| Categories |
Stubs +
, Plants +
, Species page +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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6 September 2010 15:35:27 +
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